Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Maintenance
This submenu shown in Table 12 is used for configuring computer peripherals.
Table 12.
Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Feature
Serial Port A
Base I/O Address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A
is set to Enabled)
Interrupt
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port A
is set to Enabled)
Serial Port B
Base I/O Address
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port B
is set to Enabled)
Interrupt
(This feature is present
only when Serial Port B
is set to Enabled)
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Options
Description
• Disabled
Configures serial port A.
• Enabled
Auto assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the
address 3F8h, and the interrupt IRQ4.
• Auto (default)
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
• 3F8 (default)
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A, if serial
port A is Enabled.
• 2F8
• 3E8
• 2E8
• IRQ 3
Specifies the interrupt for serial port A, if serial port A is
Enabled.
• IRQ 4 (default)
• Disabled
Configures serial port B.
• Enabled
Auto assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the
address 3F8h, and the interrupt IRQ4.
• Auto (default)
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
• 3F8
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port B, if serial
port B is Enabled.
• 2F8 (default)
• 3E8
• 2E8
• IRQ 3 (default)
Specifies the interrupt for serial port B, if serial port B is
Enabled.
• IRQ 4
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