IBM Aptiva 2124, Hardware Maintenance Service

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General Information 1-17
Input/Output Ports
From the Setup main menu, select the Input/Output Ports option to view or
change port configuration settings. The Input/Output Ports menu appears.
This menu lets you configure serial and parallel ports.
Also included in this menu are items for enabling or disabling the onboard
controller chipsets.
Onboard Communication Ports
Serial Port
Your computer comes with a 9-pin serial port. This parameter displays the
current address for serial port. The default setting Base Address is 2F8. The
default IRQ is 3.
Parallel Port
Your computer comes with one parallel port. This parameter shows the default
Enabled to activate the parallel port. The default base address is 378h. The
default IRQ is 7.
The default mode is ECP. The default DMA is 3.
Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ12)
This parameter enables or disables the onboard PS/2 mouse. When set to
Enabled, it allows you to use the onboard PS/2 mouse. When set to Disabled,
it deactivates the mouse and frees IRQ 12 for the use of other devices (for
2139).
Onboard USB
This parameter allows you to enable or disable the universal serial bus (USB)
controller. The default setting is Enabled.
USB /Keyboard Mode This parameter enables or disables the use of a USB
keyboard outside of Windows. The default is Disabled.
Onboard Audio Chip
This parameter enables or disables the onboard audio controller chipset. This
item does not appear in the menu if there is no physical audio chipset on the
system board. The default setting is Enabled.
Power Management
The system power management features allow you to reduce power
consumption.