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Parallel Port
The 586ITX system board has a
standard printer port (CN7) for in-
terfacing your PC to a parallel
printer. It supports SPP, ECP and
EPP modes. You can set the
port’s mode in the Integrated Pe-
ripherals setup of the Award BIOS
(Refer to Chapter 3).
Ports and Connectors
The 586ITX system board is equipped with two serial ports, one parallel
printer port, one shrouded floppy disk header, two shrouded IDE hard
disk headers, two connectors for external USB ports, and one IrDA con-
nector. Refer to page 12 for the locations of the ports and connectors
and pin 1 of these connectors.
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
K/B
Parallel Printer
COM 2
COM 1
Serial Ports
The 586ITX is equipped with two
serial ports at locations CN3 (COM
2) and CN1 (COM 1) of the system
board. These built-in serial ports
are RS-232C asynchronous com-
munication ports with 16C550A-
compatible UARTs that can be used
with modems, serial printers, re-
mote display terminals, and other
serial devices.
