Nic; Mouse; Serial Port 1 And Serial Port 2; Parallel Port - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

When
POWER MANAGEMENT
default option), the disks spin constantly as long as
the system is turned on.

Table 2-2. Power Time-Out Periods

Power EIDE Drive
Management Spindown
Setting Time-Outs
DISABLED Never
MAXIMUM 20 minutes
REGULAR 20 minutes
MINIMUM 20 minutes

NIC

enables or disables the system's optional network
NIC
interface controller (NIC).

Mouse

enables or disables the system's built-in PS/2-
MOUSE
compatible mouse port. Disabling the mouse allows an
expansion card to use interrupt request (IRQ) 12.

Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2

and
SERIAL PORT 1 SERIAL PORT 2
tem's built-in serial ports. These categories can be set to
(the default option) to automatically configure a
AUTO
port, to a particular designation (
; or
SERIAL PORT 1 COM2
to disable the port.
OFF
If you set a serial port to
containing a port configured to the same designation, the
system automatically remaps the built-in port to the next
available port designation that shares the same IRQ
setting:
•
COM1 (input/output [I/O] address 3F8h), which
shares IRQ4 with COM3, is remapped to COM3
(I/O address 3E8h).
is set to
DISABLED
Monitor Monitor
Standby Off
Time- Time-
Outs Outs
Never Never
10 min- 1 hour
utes
20 min- 1 hour
utes
1 hour Never
configure the sys-
or for
COM1 COM3
for
COM4 SERIAL PORT 2
and add an expansion card
AUTO
•
(the Likewise, COM2 (I/O address 2F8h), which shares
IRQ3 with COM4, is remapped to COM4 (I/O
address 2E8h).
NOTE: When two COM ports share an IRQ setting, you
can use either port as necessary, but you may not be able
to use them both at the same time. If the second port
(COM3 or COM4) is also in use, the built-in port is
turned off.
For more information about built-in ports, port designa-
tions, IRQs, and the remapping of ports, see "Connecting
External Devices" in your online System User's Guide.

Parallel Port

PARALLEL PORT
port. This category can be set to
to alternate addresses
the port.
NOTE: Do not set
an Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) device connected to
the port.

Parallel Mode

PARALLEL MODE
parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or
PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port.
Your system also supports ECP mode, which can be used
by the Windows 95 operating system. Windows 95 uses
ECP protocol automatically if it detects an ECP-capable
device.
Set this category according to the type of peripheral
device connected to the parallel port. To determine the
correct mode to use, see the documentation that came
with the device.
), or to

Hard Disk

HARD DISK
hard-disk drive interface.
With
AUTO
off the built-in EIDE interface as necessary to accommo-
date a controller card installed in an expansion slot.
As part of the boot routine, the system first checks for a
primary hard-disk drive controller card installed in an
configures the system's built-in parallel
378H
or
278H 3BCH
PARALLEL PORT
controls whether the system's built-in
enables or disables the system's built-in EIDE
selected (the default option), the system turns
Using the System Setup Program
(the default option),
, or to
to disable
OFF
to if you have
278H
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