Hardware Features; Onboard Ports; Connectors - ECS P5TX-Apro User Manual

P5TX–Apro User's Manual
2: Using Your Mainboard – 2.6

Hardware Features

This section is a brief overview of information about the
mainboard's hardware features that connect to external devices.

Onboard Ports

There are five external ports on the mainboard. These are ports
standard to most personal computers:
• COM1 Serial Port
A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM3 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• COM2 Serial Port
A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM4 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• Parallel Port
The parallel port can be configured as a Standard, ECP or EPP
parallel port in the CMOS Setup Utility
• PS/2 Keyboard Port & PS/2 Mouse Port (stacked)
• USB ports – two ports (stacked)

Connectors

There are several connectors on the mainboard for connecting
additional ports and internal peripheral devices
• IDE 1 – Primary IDE Channel
A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM3 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• IDE 2 – Secondary IDE Channel
A high-speed serial port which can also be configured as the
COM4 port in the CMOS Setup Utility.
• Floppy Connector
The parallel port can be configured as a Standard, ECP or EPP
parallel port in the CMOS Setup Utility