K7VAT
System Board 32
2-9-4 Parallel Port
The parallel or printer port is used, as its name suggests, primarily to connect
printers. But devices like cameras and scanners do also come with parallel port
interfaces. The pin lay-out of the parallel port is as follows:
Pin 1
Strobe
Pin 10 ACK#
Pin 2
Data 0
Pin 11
BUSY
Pin 3
Data 1
Pin 12
PE
Pin 4
Data 2
Pin 13
SELECT
Pin 5
Data 3
Pin 14
AUTO FEED#
Pin 6
Data 4
Pin 15
ERR#
Pin 7
Data 5
Pin 16
INIT#
Pin 8
Data 6
Pin 17
SLIN#
Pin 9
Data 7
18-25
GND
2-10 IrDA (InfraRed Remote Link)
If you want to make use of an InfraRed Remote device you can use IR1, a 5-pin
header on the motherboard. You will need to buy a separate IR device from your
dealer. The motherboard supports both ASKIR and HPSIR specifications, you will
need to set the standard you want to use in the BIOS on the integrated peripherals
page. The pin lay-out of IR1 is as follows:
