AWARD BIOS
3-31
Integrated Peripherals
à
Onboard Parallel Port
Onboard Parallel
Port
3BC/IRQ7
378/IRQ7
278/IRQ5
Disabled
This item controls the onboard parallel port address
and interrupt.
Note: If you are using an I/O card with a
parallel port, make sure that the addresses
and IRQ do not conflict.
Integrated Peripherals
à
Parallel Port Mode
Parallel Port Mode
SPP
EPP
ECP
ECP + EPP
This item lets you set the parallel port mode. The
mode options are SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port) and ECP (Extended Parallel
Port). SPP is the IBM AT and PS/2 compatible
mode. EPP enhances the parallel port throughput by
directly writing/reading data to/from parallel port
without latch. ECP supports DMA and RLE (Run
Length Encoded) compression and decompression.
Integrated Peripherals
à
ECP Mode Use DMA
ECP Mode Use DMA
3
1
This item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP
mode.
Integrated Peripherals
à
CPU Thermal (Temp.)
CPU Thermal
(Temp.)
Ignore
Monitor
This function lets you control the Thermal Detection
function. When you set this option to Monitor and the
temperature of CPU exceeds predefined value, then:
1. The PC speaker will beep 5 times.
2. The CPU cycle timer will descend about 35%.
Note:The CPU cycle timer won't be restored
to the original status until you reset the
system.
