MAINBOARD BIOS SETUP
BIOS, Driver & Utility Guide
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Hot Key Power On–
Available when the
Power ON Function
above is set to
Hot
Key
.
You can power on the system by pressing the hot key specified here, provided
that JP1 is set to
Enabled
(Refer to the Installation Guide).
KBC input Clock
- This option allows you to determine the clock of the Keyboard
Controller. Options are 6, 8, 12, 16 MHz.
Onboard FDC Controller
- Set to
Enabled
if you have a floppy disk drive
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you
add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.
Onboard Serial Port 1
- With this option, the on-board Serial Port 1 can be
Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.
Onboard Serial Port 2
- With this option, the on-board Serial Port 2 can be
Disabled, or set to Auto, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 or 2E8/IRQ3.
IR/COM2 Mode Select
- By default, this field is set to UART COM2, which
directs the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port. Choosing
SHARP IR
(ASKIR) or
IrDA SIR
(HPSIR) will activate the on-board infrared
feature and redirect the second serial port UART to support the infrared module
connector on the mainboard.
IR Transmission Delay –
Available when the above option is set to
IrDA
.
Enabling this option to allow transmission delay when SIR is changed from
receiving mode to transmission mode, ensuring data integrality.
Onboard Parallel Port
- With this option, the on-board Parallel Port can be
Disabled, or set to 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7 or 278/IRQ5.
Parallel Port Mode
-
Sets the operating mode of the parallel port. Options are:
SPP, EPP+SPP, ECP
and
ECP+EPP.
SPP: Standard Parallel Port, EPP: Enhanced Parallel Port, ECP: Extended
Capability Port.
ECP Mode Use DMA
-
Options are 1 and 3. This field is available only when one
of the two following options in
Parallel Port Mode
is selected:
ECP
or
ECP+EPP
.
EPP Mode Select
-
Options are 1.7 and 1.9 (default ; IEEE 1284 compliant).
