Chapter 4: BIOS
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Media Detect Count
Use this option to specify the number of times media will be checked. Press "+" or "-" on
your keyboard to change the value. The default setting is
1
.
Super IO Configuration
Super IO Chip AST2500
Serial Port 1 Configuration
Serial Port 1
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled. Enable this feature for the next two features to display and only
the Change Settings feature is available for configuration.
Device Settings
This feature displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a
serial port specified by the user.
Change Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial
Port 1. Select
Auto
for the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and IRQ address
to a serial port specified. The options are
Auto
, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=4),
(IO=3E8h; IRQ=4), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=4).
Serial Port 2 Configuration
Serial Port 2
Select Enabled to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled. Enable this feature for the next two features to display and only
the Change Settings feature is available for configuration.
Device Settings
This feature displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a
serial port specified by the user.
