Abit NV8, User Manual

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BIOS Setup 3-15
OnChip Audio Controller:
This option enables or disables the audio controller.
OnChip LAN Controller:
This option enables or disables the LAN controller.
! Onboard LAN Boot ROM:
This item allows you to use the boot ROM (instead of a disk drive) to boot-up the system and access the
local area network directly.
Onboard FDC Controller:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Enabled . You can enable or
disable the onboard FDC controller.
Onboard Serial Port 1:
This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1. Six options are available: Disabled $
3F8/IRQ4 $ 2F8/IRQ3 $ 3E8/IRQ4 $ 2E8/IRQ3 $ AUTO. The default setting is 3F8/IRQ4 .
Onboard Parallel Port:
Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disabled $
378/IRQ7 $ 278/IRQ5 $ 3BC/IRQ7. Default setting is 378/IRQ7 .
Parallel Port Mode:
Four options are available: SPP $ EPP $ ECP $ ECP+EPP. The default setting is SPP mode.
! EPP Mode Select:
Two options are available: EPP1.7
$
EPP1.9. The default setting is EPP 1. 7 When the mode selected for
the parallel port mode is EPP, the two EPP version options are available.
! ECP Mode Use DMA:
Two options are available: 1
$
3. The default setting is 3 . When the mode selected for the parallel port
mode is ECP, the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3.
IDE HDD Block Mode:
This item enables or disables the IDE HDD Block Mode.
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