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Ports and Connectors
The 586TXD system board is
equipped with two serial connectors
(JP20 & JP22), one parallel printer
connectors (U26), one shrouded
floppy disk header (U28), two
shrouded IDE hard disk headers
(J7 & J8), two connectors for exter-
nal USB ports (JP8 & JP9), and
one IrDA connector (U32).
Parallel Connector
The 586TXD system board has a
standard printer connector (U26) for
interfacing your PC to a parallel
printer. It supports SPP, ECP and
EPP modes. You can set the
connector's mode in the Integrated
Peripherals setup of the Award
BIOS (Refer to Chapter 3).
Serial Connectors
The 586TXD is equipped with two
serial connectors at locations JP20
(COM 1) and JP22 (COM 2) of the
system board. These serial connec-
tors are RS-232C asynchronous
communication connectors with
16C550A-compatible UARTs that
can be used with modems, serial
printers, remote display terminals,
and other serial devices.
