B I O S S e t u p & P O S T
OWNER’S HANDBOOK 7/9
Feature
Options
Description
Mode
Normal
IrDA
ASK-IR
Specifies the mode for serial port
B for normal (COM 2) or infrared
applications.
Base I/O address
3F8
2F8
3E8
2E8
Specifies the base I/O address for
serial port B.
Interrupt
IRQ 3
IRQ 4
Specifies the interrupt for serial
port B.
Parallel port
Disabled
Enabled
Auto
Configures the parallel port.
Auto
assigns LPT1 the address
378h and the interrupt IRQ7.
An * (asterisk) displayed next to
an address indicates a conflict with
another device.
Mode
Output Only
Bi-directional
EPP
ECP
Selects the mode for the parallel
port.
Output Only
operates in AT
compatible mode.
Bi-directional
operates in bi-
directional PS/2-compatible
mode.
EPP
is Extended Parallel Port
mode, a high-speed bi-directional
mode.
ECP
is Enhanced Capabilities Port
mode, a high-speed bi-directional
mode.
Base I/O address
378
278
228
Specifies the base I/O address for
the parallel port.
Interrupt
IRQ 5
IRQ 7
Specifies the interrupt for the
parallel port.