Dell Dimension XPS T Series Owner's Manual page 37

Option Function
Serial port A Configures the serial port. Set this option to Auto (default), Enabled, or Disabled. If set to Enabled, you can set the following
additional options:
Base I/O Address Available I/O addresses are COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4.
Interrupt
Parallel port Configures the parallel port. Set this option to Auto (default), Enabled, or Disabled. Depending on the port setting, you can
set the following additional options:
Mode
NOTE: Refer to the device manufacturer's documentation for information on which mode to use before
changing this setting.
Base I/O
Address
Audio
NOTE: This option is available in integrated audio systems only.
Determines if integrated audio controller is Enabled (default) or Disabled. Set this option to Disabled if you are using a
sound card instead of the integrated audio controller or if the resources used by the controller are needed.
Legacy USB Set to Disable (default) if legacy USB support is not desired. Enable allows support for legacy USB.
Support
IDE Configuration Submenu
Table 4. IDE Configuration Submenu Options
Option Function
IDE Controller Configures the integrated primary and secondary EIDE controllers and detects the types of drives attached to them. If
set to Primary, Secondary, or Both, the designated controller(s) are enabled, and the types of drives attached are
displayed. If set to either Primary or Secondary, the other controller is not enabled and the IRQ it normally uses
becomes available. If set to Disabled, the system cannot detect any drives attached to the controllers and displays
None for all four IDE drive options.
Primary IDE Master Identifies the first drive attached to the primary EIDE interface, usually the boot hard-disk drive. See
Submenu.
Primary IDE Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the primary EIDE interface, usually a second hard-disk drive. The format of this
submenu is the same as the one described in
Secondary IDE Master Identifies the first drive attached to the secondary EIDE interface, usually a CD-ROM or tape drive. The format of this
submenu is the same as the one described in
Secondary IDE Slave Identifies the second drive attached to the secondary EIDE interface, usually a CD-ROM or tape drive. The format of
this submenu is the same as the one described in
Available interrupts are IRQ3 and IRQ4.
If port is set to Auto or Enabled, available modes are Output Only, Bidirectional, ECP, and
EPP. Bidirectional is the default setting.
If port is set to Enabled, available I/O addresses are 378h (default), 278h, and 228h.
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Master
Submenu.
Submenu.
Primary IDE Master Submenu.
Primary IDE Master