Chapter 6: BIOS
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Super IO Configuration
The following Super IO information will display:
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Super IO Chip AST2500
Serial Port 1 Configuration
Serial Port
Select
Enabled
to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Device Settings
This item displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a serial
port specified by the user.
Note:
This item is hidden when Serial Port 1 is set to Disabled.
Change Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial
Port 1or Serial Port 2. Select
Auto
for the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and
IRQ address to a serial port specified.
The options for Serial Port 2 are
Auto
, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,
10, 11, 12), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12); (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,
11, 12), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).
Serial Port 2 Configuration
Serial Port
Select
Enabled
to enable the onboard serial port specified by the user. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Device Settings
This item displays the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of a serial
port specified by the user.
Note:
This item is hidden when Serial Port 1 is set to Disabled.
Change Settings
This feature specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial
Port 1or Serial Port 2. Select
Auto
for the BIOS to automatically assign the base I/O and
IRQ address to a serial port specified.
The options for Serial Port 2 are
Auto
, (IO=3F8h; IRQ=4), (IO=3F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,
10, 11, 12), (IO=2F8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12); (IO=3E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,
11, 12), and (IO=2E8h; IRQ=3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12).