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Serial Port 2 Mode
The settings for this option are Normal, IrDA1.6ms IrDA3/16, ASKIR,
ASKIR500, ASKIRDem and ASKIRD500 . When set to anything but
Normal, the IR Duplex Mode becomes available and can be set to
either Half or Full .
IR Duplex Mode
This option is enabled by the selection made in the previ-
ous Serial Port 2 Mode option. This makes the IR Duplex
Mode available, which can be set to either Half or Full .
Onboard Parallel Port
This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port on the
motherboard. The settings are Auto (AMIBIOS automatically determines the
correct base I/O port address), Disabled , 378 , 278 and 3BC .
Parallel Port Mode
This option specifies the parallel port mode. The settings are Normal ,
Bi-Dir , EPP and ECP . When set to Normal, the normal parallel port
mode is used. Use Bi-Dir to support bidirectional transfers. Use
EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) to provide asymmetric bidirectional data
transfer driven by the host device. Use ECP (Extended Capabilities
Port) to achieve data transfer rates of up to 2.5 Mbps. ECP uses
the DMA protocol and provides symmetric bidirectional communica
tion.
Note: The Optimal default setting for this option is ECP
and the Fail-Safe setting is Normal .
EPP Version
The settings are Enabled and Disabled .
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are N/A.
Parallel Port IRQ
This option specifies the IRQ to be used by the parallel port. The
settings are 5 and 7 .
Parallel Port DMA Channel
This option is only available if the setting of the parallel
port mode option is ECP . The settings are 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6
and 7 .
Power Loss Control
This option specifies what state the system returns to after losing power.
The settings are Always OFF, Always ON and Previous .
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