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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
Prox-1640 USER
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S MANUAL
Page: 4-17
IDE HDD BLOCK MODE:
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple
sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new
drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of
block read/writes per sector the drive can support.
ONBOARD FDC CONTROLLER:
Select Enabled if the system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on
the system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled.
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 1:
ONBOARD SERIAL PORT 2:
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial
ports.
UART MODE SELECT:
Select an operating mode for the second serial port.
UR2 DUPLEX MODE:
This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex function.
ONBOARD PARALLEL PORT:
This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with
which I/O address.
PARALLEL PORT MODE:
Select an operating mode for the onboard (printer) port. Select Normal,
Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both
support one of the other available modes.
ECP MODE USE DMA:
Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.
PWRON AFTER PWR-FAIL:
This item allows you to select if you want to power on the system after
power failure.