I/O Device Configuration - Acer TravelMate C110 Service Manual

I/O Device Configuration

The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. You do not need to change the values in this
screen because these values are already optimized.
The I/O Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.
Serial port:
Mode:
Base I/O Address:
Interrupt:
DMA channel:
Parallel port:
Mode:
Base I/O address:
Interrupt:
F1 Help
Esc Exit
NOTE: When the device is disabled, all the sub-items will be showed as [--].
The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings
.
Parameter
Serial Port A
Mode
Base I/O Address
Chapter 2
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
I/O Device Configuration
[Enabled]
[FIR]
[2F8]
[IRQ 3]
[DMA 3]
[Enabled]
[Bi-directional]
[378]
[IRQ7]
Select Item F5/F6 Change Values
Select Menu Enter Select > Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit
Description
Enables or disables the serial port.
The serial port is a PnP device. Enabled/Disabled
setting won't affect the setting of the serial port in
device manager of Windows.
When enabled, you can set the base I/O address and
interrupt request (IRQ) of the serial port.
Help: [Disabled] : No configuration
[Enabled] : User configuration
[Auto] : BIOS or OS chooses configuration
Sets speration mode of the serial port.
Only set the serial post operation mode in BIOS
Setup.
Help: Set the mode for the serial port using
Sets the I/O address of the com operation.
Help: Set the base I/O address for serial port.
Advanced
Configure serial port
using options:
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
BIOS or OS chooses
configuration
(OS Cintrolled)
Displayed when Controlled
by OS
F9 Setup Defaults
Item Specific Help
No configuration
User Configuration
Options
Disabled
Enabled
Auto
COM Port
FIR
3F8, 2F8, 3E8 or 2E8
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