Peripheral Configuration Submenu; Table 10. Peripheral Configuration Submenu - Lenovo Aptiva Product Manual

Peripheral Configuration Submenu

This submenu is used for configuring the computer peripherals.
Table 10. Peripheral Configuration Submenu
Feature
Serial Port A
Base I/O Address
Interrupt
Serial Port B
Mode
Base I/O Address
Interrupt
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 COM2, the

address 2F8h and the interrupt IRQ3.
Auto (default)
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
If either serial port address is set, that address will not appear
in the list of options for the other serial port.

Normal Specifies the mode for serial port B for normal (COM 2) or
(default) infrared applications. This option is not available if serial

port B has been disabled.
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IrDA SIR-A

ASK_IR

3F8 Specifies the base I/O address for serial port B.

2F8 (default)

3E8

2E8

IRQ 3 Specifies the interrupt for serial port B.

IRQ 4 default)
Using the Setup Program
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