Input/Output Ports; Parallel Port - IBM 8646 - Eserver xSeries 220 Hardware Maintenance Manual

"Input/output ports".

Power cord
Mouse
Keyboard
USB 1
USB 2
Serial B
Parallel
Serial A
Ethernet
Video
Input/output ports
This section provides information about the input/output (I/O) ports on the
server. These ports include the following:
v One parallel port
v One video port
v One keyboard port
v One auxiliary pointing-device (mouse) port
v Two serial ports
v Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
v One Ethernet port
v One communication connector dedicated to the system management adapter
Notes:
1. You can set an administrator password through the Configuration/Setup Utility
2. The Devices and I/O Ports choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup

Parallel port

The server has one parallel port. This port supports three standard Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1284 modes of operation: Standard
Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Extended Capability Port
(ECP).
Viewing or changing the port assignments
You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to configure the parallel port
as bidirectional; that is, so that data can be both read from and written to a device.
In bidirectional mode, the server supports the ECP and EPP modes.
program only if the optional system management adapter is installed in the
server.
Utility menu. If you have set both levels of passwords (user and administrator),
you must type the administrator password to access the full
Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
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Installing options