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Hardware Installation
Parallel
2.5.2 Parallel Port
The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at loca-
tion CN4 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports
SPP, ECP and EPP.
BIOS Setting
Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals submenu
(“Onboard Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for
more information.
Setting
SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)
ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)
EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)
Function
Allows normal speed operation but
in one direction only.
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
faster than the SPP’s data transfer
rate.
Allows bidirectional parallel port op-
eration at maximum speed.
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