Peripheral Setup Menu - eMachines etower Series User Manual

Peripheral Setup Menu

The Peripheral Setup menu is displayed if you select the Peripheral icon from the Setup main
menu.
OnBoard SOUND
Set this option to Enabled to enable the onboard audio subsystem in your system. The settings are
Enabled and Disabled.
OnBoard FDC
Set this option to Enabled to enable the built-in diskette drive controller. If you install another
FDC card, disable this option. The settings are Auto, Disabled, and Enabled.
OnBoard Serial Port 1
This option specifies the base I/O port addresses of built-in serial port 1. The settings are Auto,
Disabled, 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h, and 2E8h.
OnBoard Parallel Port
It specifies the base I/O port address of the built-in parallel port. The settings are Auto, Disabled,
378, 278, and 3BC.
Parallel Port Mode
It specifies the parallel port mode. Normal, ECP and EPP are bi-directional data transfer schemes
that adhere to the IEEE P1284 specifications. The settings are:
Normal: Use this option to operate the parallel port in Standard Parallel Port (SPP) mode and
bi-directional mode.
EPP: The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP) specification. EPP uses the existing parallel port signals to provide asymmetric bi-
directional data transfer driven by the host device.
ECP: The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port
(ECP) specification. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve transfer rates of approximately 2.
5 Mbs. ECP provides symmetric bi-directional communications.
EPP Version
This option specifies the EPP version. The settings are 1.9 and 1.7.
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