Serial Port 1; Serial Port 2; Parallel Port; Parallel Mode - Dell 4100 User Manual

Serial Port 1

Use this category to select a unique address and interrupt
request for this serial port. The options are as follows:
•
DISABLED
•
(the default)
3F8, IRQ4
•
3E8, IRQ4
•
AUTO
The option selects the next available combination.
AUTO

Serial Port 2

Use this category to select a unique address and interrupt
request for this serial port. The options are as follows:
•
DISABLED
•
(the default)
2F8, IRQ3
•
2E8, IRQ3
•
AUTO
The option selects the next available combination.
AUTO

Parallel Port

Use this category to select a unique address and interrupt
request for the parallel port. The options are as follows:
•
DISABLED
•
378, IRQ5
•
3BC, IRQ7
•
278, IRQ5
•
(the default)
378, IRQ7
•
AUTO
The option selects the next available combination.
AUTO

Parallel Mode

This category allows you to select from the following
options: (AT-compatible) (the default),
OUTPUT ONLY
(Personal System/2 [PS/2]-compatible),
BIDIRECTIONAL
and (extended capabilities port).
ECP

Diskette Controller

Selecting (the default) enables the on-board
ENABLED
diskette drive controller.
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On-Board SCSI A

Selecting the (the default) option enables the
ENABLED
built-in Adaptec 7880 Ultra/Wide PCI SCSI controller.
Selecting the
DISABLED
•
(the default)
ENABLED
•
DISABLED

On-Board SCSI B

Selecting the (the default) option enables the
ENABLED
built-in Adaptec 7860 Ultra/Narrow PCI SCSI controller.
Selecting the
DISABLED
•
(the default)
ENABLED
•
DISABLED

PCI Scan Sequence

This category determines the order in which PCI devices
are scanned by the system, and it allows you to select one
of the built-in SCSI host adapters or an optional PCI
expansion-card SCSI host adapter as the boot device. The
options are:
•
EMBEDDED DEVICES FIRST
•
SLOT DEVICES FIRST
If you select
EMBEDDED DEVICES FIRST
set or
ON-BOARD SCSI A
to enable booting from a drive attached to the associated
built-in SCSI controller.
If you select
SLOT DEVICES FIRST
SCSI host adapter cards is installed, the boot order is
determined by the particular expansion slot the card is
installed in. In descending order of precedence, the boot
order for the PowerEdge 4100 systems is PCI5, PCI4,
PCI8, PCI7, PCI6.

Use MP Specification

This category determines the microprocessor specifica-
tion revision level. Some operating systems require
revision 1.1. The options are:
•
(the default)
1.4
•
1.1
option disables this controller.
option disables this controller.
(the default)
, you must also
to
ON-BOARD SCSI B ENABLED
and more than one