Using the Setup Program
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Peripheral Configuration Submenu
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar, then Peripheral Configuration.
Maintenance
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
PCI Configuration
Boot Configuration
Peripheral Configuration
IDE Configuration
Diskette Configuration
Event Log Configuration
Video Configuration
The submenu represented in Table 16 is used for configuring computer peripherals.
Table 16.
Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Feature
Options
Description
Serial port A
•
Disabled
•
Enabled
•
Auto (default)
Configures serial port A.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the
address 3F8h, and the interrupt IRQ4.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
Base I/O address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A
is set to
Enabled
)
•
3F8 (default)
•
2F8
•
3E8
•
2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A, if serial port A
is Enabled.
Interrupt
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A
is set to
Enabled
)
•
IRQ
3
•
IRQ 4
(default)
Specifies the interrupt for serial port A, if serial port A is
Enabled.
Serial port B
•
Disabled
•
Enabled
•
Auto (default)
Configures serial port B.
Auto
assigns the first free COM port, normally COM2, the
address 2F8h, and the interrupt IRQ3.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
Mode
•
Normal
(default)
•
IrDA
†
SIR-A
•
ASK_IR
Specifies the mode for serial port B for normal (COM 2) or
infrared applications. This option is not available if serial
port B has been disabled.
Base I/O address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port B
is set to
Enabled
)
•
2F8 (default)
•
3E8
•
2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port B.
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