Supermicro X8DT6 User Manual page 76

X8DT6/X8DT6-F/X8DTE/X8DTE-F User's Manual
LAN1/LAN2
Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 ports for network support. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.
LAN1 Option ROM/LAN2 Option ROM
Select Enabled to enable the onboard LAN1/LAN2 PXE Option ROMs to boot the
computer using a network interface. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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Super IO Device Confi guration
Onboard Floppy Controller
Select Enable to enable the onboard Floppy Controller. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
Floppy A
This feature allows the user to select the type of fl oppy drive connected to the sys-
tem as specifi ed. The options are Disabled, 360KB 5 1/4", 1.2MB 5 1/4", 720KB 3
1/2", 1.44MB 3 1/2" and 2.88MB 3 1/2". The default setting for Floppy A is 1.44MB
3 1/2".
Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address
This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
for Serial Port 1 or Serial Port 2. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from
accessing system resources. When this option is set to Disabled, a serial port will
physically become unavailable. Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8
as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial
Port1 are Disabled, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ5, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2
are Disabled, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ5, and 2E8/IRQ3.
Serial Port 2 Mode
Use this feature to confi gure Serial Port 2 mode. The options are Normal, IrDA
and ASK IR. IrDA (Infrared Data) is an industry standard for remote control de-
vices. ASK IR (Amplitude Shifted Keying Infrared) is a protocol compatible with
Sharp® branded PDAs and other infrared devices.
Serial Port3 Address
This option specifi es the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address
of Serial Port 3. Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing system
resources. When this option is set to Disabled, the serial port will physically be-
come unavailable. Select 3E8/IRQ5 to allow the serial port to use 3E8 as its I/O
port address and IRQ5 for the interrupt address. The options for Serial Port3 are
Disabled and 3E8/IRQ5.
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