CHAPTER 3
AMI
®
BIOS USERS GUIDE
3-24
Description of the item on screen follows:
Onboard FDC
Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device
Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC.
Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Auto.
Onboard Serial Port A/Onboard Serial Port B
Choose 3F8, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device.
If the ISA add-on card has
Onboard FDC to be set at
FDC exist
none FDC exist
Disabled
Enabled
ü
ü
ü
ü
DISABLED
X
DISABLED
X
ü
ü
X
X
COM3
4
COM4
3
X
X
ü
ü
COM1
4
COM2
3
ü
X
X
ü
COM2
3
COM3
4
X
ü
ü
X
COM1
4
COM4
3
ü
ü
ü
X
COM4
3
DISABLED
X
ü
ü
X
ü
COM3
4
DISABLED
X
ü
X
ü
ü
COM2
3
DISABLED
X
X
ü
ü
ü
COM1
4
DISABLED
X
X
X
X
X
COM1
4
COM2
3
ü
X
X
X
COM2
3
COM3
4
X
ü
X
X
COM1
4
COM3
4
X
X
ü
X
COM1
4
COM2
3
X
X
X
ü
COM1
4
COM2
3
If the ISA add-on card has
Onboard Serial port to be set at
COM1
(I/O:3F8H)
COM2
(I/O:3F8H)
COM3
(I/O:3E8H)
COM4
(I/O:2E8H)
PORT1
PORT2
IRQ
ASSIGNED
IRQ
ASSIGNED
Note: If the onboard serial port interrupt and ISA add-on card interrupt are in
conflict, the serial port will not work properly. Please disable one of the
devices.