Onboard Device Settings; Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings - Acer M11E User Manual

Operation Mode
This item allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
Table 2-1 lists the different operation modes.
Table 2-1

Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings

Setting
Standard Parallel Port
(SPP)
Standard and
Bidirectional
Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP)
Extended Capabilities
Port (ECP)
This item becomes
Capabilities Port (ECP)
assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port
function (as required in Windows 95).
2.5.3

Onboard Device Settings

The Onboard Device Settings menu allows you to configure the onboard
communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option
from the Onboard Peripherals menu displays the following screen:
Setup Utility
Function
Allows normal speed one-way operation
Allows normal speed operation in a two-
way mode
Allows bidirectional parallel port
operation at maximum speed
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
higher than the maximum data transfer
rate
ECP DMA CHANNEL
active only if you
as the operation mode. It allows you to
select Extended
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