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User’s Guide
Operation Mode
This item allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
The table below lists the different operation modes.
Setting
Function
Standard Parallel Port
(Standard)
Allows normal speed one-way
operation
Standard and Bidirectional
(Bidirectional)
Allows normal speed operation in a
two-way mode
Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP)
Allows bidirectional parallel port
operation at maximum speed
Extended Capabilities Port
(ECP)
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
higher than the maximum data
transfer rate
ECP DMA CHANNEL
This item becomes active only if you select
Extended Capabilities
Port (ECP)
as the operation mode. It allows you to assign DMA
channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port function (as
required in Windows 95).
2.5.3
Onboard Device Settings
The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the
onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting
this option from the Onboard Peripherals menu displays the following
screen: