DFI 586ITBD, User Manual

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Award BIOS Setup Utility
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IrDA (J24) and the COM 2 serial port (J2) at the same time. If
you are using the COM 2 serial port, make sure “UART2 Mode
Select” is set to Normal.
To use the IrDA function, follow the steps below.
1. Connect your IrDA cable to connector J24 on the system
board.
2. Set “UART2 Mode Select” to the type of IrDA standard
supported by your IrDA peripheral/device (IrDA or ASKIR).
3. The following will appear right below “UART2 Mode Select”.
IR Transmission Delay
If this option is Enabled, transmission of data will be slower. This
is recommended when you encounter transmission problem with
your device. The options are: Enabled and Disabled.
Onboard Parallel Port
378H/IRQ7, 3BCH/IRQ7, 278H/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and
IRQ for the onboard parallel port.
Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port.
Parallel Port Mode
Parallel Port Mode will appear only if you selected an I/O address
and IRQ in the Onboard Parallel Port field. This option applies to
a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of
your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option.
Select the parallel port mode according to the type of printer device
connected to your onboard parallel port.
The parallel modes are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. The default is
ECP+EPP. Both “ECP Mode Use DMA” and “EPP Mode Select” will
appear on the screen.
If you selected EPP, “EPP Mode Select” will appear. This field applies
to standard specification. The options are EPP1.9 and EPP1.7. Default
setting: EPP1.7. If you selected ECP, “ECP Mode Use DMA” will
appear. This is used to select a DMA channel for the parallel port.
The options are 1 and 3. Default setting: 3.