Disabling A Serial Port Or Parallel Port - Compaq AP500 - Professional - 128 MB RAM Reference Manual

3-8 Intelligent Manageability

Disabling a Serial Port or Parallel Port

To disable either of the serial ports or the parallel port, follow these steps:
1. Turn on the workstation.
2. When you see the words "F10=Setup" in the bottom-right corner of
the screen, press the F10 key.
NOTE: If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you
must turn off the workstation, then on again, to access the utility.
3. Press the Enter key to bypass the welcome screens and display the
Compaq Utilities menu.
4. From the Compaq Utilities menu, select Computer Setup, then press
the Enter key.
5. In the Computer Setup window, click Built-in Devices.
6. In the Built-in Devices window, click Communications.
7. To disable a Serial Port:
a.
b. Under Settings, select Disabled.
8. To disable the Parallel Port, under Settings, select Disabled.
9. Save the configuration and exit the utility.
10. Restart the workstation.
Under Available Serial Ports, select the port that you want to
disable.