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Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Setup
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Peripheral Setup, Continued
IDE Read Ahead
When this option is set to Enabled, the data transfer rate from the IDE
drive is improved because sequential accesses to the IDE drive are
anticipated. The settings are
Enabled
or
Disabled.
Warning
This option must be set to
Disabled if using Windows NT.
First Serial Port Address
IRQ4 is used for the first serial port (COM1). This option enables
serial port 1 on the motherboard (if installed). The settings are 3E8h,
3F8h,
or
Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
Second Serial Port Address
IRQ3 is used for the second serial port (COM2). This option enables
serial port 2 on the motherboard, if installed. The settings are
2F8h,
2E8h, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
First Serial Port FIFO
This option enables the FIFO buffer for the first serial port. The
settings are Enabled or Disabled. The BIOS Setup default is Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Second Serial Port FIFO
This option enables the FIFO buffer for the second serial port. The
settings are Enabled or Disabled. The BIOS Setup default is Disabled.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Parallel Port Address
IRQ7 is used for the parallel port (LPT1). The IRQ can be changed to
IRQ5. This option enables the parallel port on the motherboard, if
installed. The settings are 378h, 278h, or Disabled. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.