Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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In addition, the following option is available for each detected device if a
USB mass storage device is present:
•
Emulation Type
—This setting specifies how the BIOS will present
the USB mass storage device to the system. This option can be used to
present a USB mass storage device as a floppy, Zip, hard disk, or
CD-ROM drive. The default is
Auto
, which allows the BIOS to treat
small USB flash disk drives as floppy drives and larger USB flash disk
drives as hard disk drives.
Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu
Use this submenu to apply alternate configurations to the serial and
parallel ports. Normally, you do not need to modify these settings, as the
factory default settings provide the most compatible and optimal
configuration possible.
•
Serial Port Configuration
—Use this setting to access the
Serial Port
Configuration
submenu. Refer to the
•
Parallel Port Configuration
—Use this setting to access the
Parallel
Port Configuration
submenu. Refer to the
section for more information.
Serial Port Configuration Submenu
•
Serial Port
—This setting enables or disables the onboard serial port.
The default value is
Enabled
.
•
Device Settings
—This item displays the current base address and
interrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port.
•
Change Settings
—This setting changes the base address and interrupt
request level (IRQ) information for the onboard serial port. The default
value is
Auto
.
Parallel Port Configuration Submenu
•
Parallel Port
—This setting enables or disables the onboard parallel
port. The default value is
Enabled
.
•
Device Settings
—This item displays the current base address and
interrupt request level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port.
•
Change Settings
—This setting changes the base address and interrupt
request level (IRQ) information for the onboard parallel port. The
default value is
Auto
. Note that the options available vary based upon
the
Device Mode
selected for the parallel port.