VIA Mainboard 845G Series Manual page 35

Managing The PC BIOS
KB Power ON Password
When you select KB Power ON Password to power ON the PC system in the
previous field, you may enter your personal password into this field. When you
are finished , you may use the password to power on your PC system. If you
forget your password refer to section 2.8.6.
Hot Key Power On
When you select Hot Key Power On to Power ON the PC System in the previous
selection field, you may select a set of "Hot Key" in this field . When finished
you may use the hot key combination to power on your PC System.
Onboard FDC Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on
the system board and you want to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2
These two selection fields allow you to select the I/O address and correspond-
ing interrupts for the first and second serial ports.
UART Mode Select
Your system may offer a variety of infrared modes on the second serial port.
The options are Standard, HPSIR or ASKIR.
UR2 Duplex Mode
This Field allows you to select the IR half or full duplex function.
Onboard Parallel Port
This item allows you to determine the I/O address and the IRQ for the onboard
parallel port. The default settings are adequate and should not give you any
problems. If they do you can try to change them.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows you to select an operating mode for the onboard parallel
(printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your
hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.
ECP Mode Use DMA
This item allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use dur-
ing ECP.
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