I/O Device Configuration - Asus A7V8X-X User Manual

2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap]
These fields set option to switch drive letter assignments. Configuration Options:
[No Swap] [Swap AB]
Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]
When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy
disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default
setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read
Only]
Onboard Serial Port [3F8H/IRQ4]
This field allows you to set the address for the onboard serial connector.
Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]
This field allows you to set the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If
you disable this field, the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations
are not available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]
This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows
normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel
port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode;
[ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration
options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP+EPP]
ECP DMA Select [3]
This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected
ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in
Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3]
Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto]
These fields allow you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 modem controller.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
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