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4. BIOS SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]
When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy
disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup
default [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W]
[Read Only]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]
These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec-
tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configu-
ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10]
[Disabled]
UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled]
When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and
sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on
the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected
to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the
infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8
External Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]
This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you
disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configura-
tions will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7]
[278H/IRQ5]
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration
I/O Device Config