I/O Controller; Serial Ports; Parallel Port - Intel BLKD915GAGL Technical Product Specification

1.9 I/O Controller

The I/O controller provides the following features:
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Two serial ports (Serial Port B is optional)
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One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) support
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Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems
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PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces
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Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive
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Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
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PCI Conventional bus power management support
The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller.

1.9.1 Serial Ports

The Desktop Board can support up to two serial port connectors. Serial port A is located on the
back panel. Serial port B (optional) is accessible using a connector on the component side of board.
The serial ports support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kbits/sec with BIOS support.
For information about
The location of the serial port A connector
The location of the serial port B connector on the D915GAV board
The location of the serial port B connector on the D915GAG board
The signal names of the serial port B connector

1.9.2 Parallel Port

The 25-pin D-Sub parallel port connector is located on the back panel. Use the BIOS Setup
program to set the parallel port mode.
For information about
The location of the parallel port connector
Product Description
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Figure 18, page 64
Figure 19, page 66
Figure 20, page 68
Table 25, page 70
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Figure 18, page 64
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