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Built-in Ports
The G586IPC system board is equipped with two serial ports, one par-
allel printer port, one FDD connector, two IDE hard disk shrouded head-
ers and one PS/2 mouse connector. Refer to page 12 for the locations
of the built-in connectors and pin 1 of those connectors.
Serial Ports
The built-in serial ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication
ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems,
serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices. They
use the following system I/O addresses:
Port Configuration
COM 1
COM 2
I/O Address
3F8h
2F8h
Connecting the Serial Ports
Two DB-9P serial port cables are provided with the system board. They
are mounted on a card-edge bracket along with the PS/2 mouse cable.
The upper serial port cable should be used for the COM 1 primary se-
rial port; connect it to connector J2 on the system board. The lower