System Mapping
You can check the IRQ (interrupt request), I/O (input/output) port address, DMA
(direct memory access), and memory usage, as follows:
1.
From the Start menu, select Settings Control Panel.
2.
Double-click the System icon.
3.
Select the Device Manager tab.
4.
Click Properties.
5.
Click the item you want to check.
To Open
When using a device that needs an IRQ, you may have to open the IRQ assigned to
the modem, the RS-232C serial port, or the infrared port.
To Open
(COM2)
1.
Turn on the notebook.
2.
When
to enter System Configuration Utility appears, press F2.
3.
In the Advanced menu, set
Port) to
or
(namely, disable the COM2).
4.
Select Exit Save Changes Exit OK.
In this setting, you cannot use the RS-232C serial port, the modem port
or infrared port that has been assigned to COM2. To use them, enable
COM2 in the System Configuration Utility.
To Open
1.
Turn on the notebook.
2.
When
to enter System Configuration Utility appears, press F2.
3.
In the Advanced menu, set COMlICOM2 (COM Port) to Disabled/Disabled or
Disabled/R.
4.
Select Exit Save Changes Exit OK.
In this setting, you cannot use the RS-232C serial port or infrared port
that has been assigned to
To use them, in the System
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