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I/O Device Configuration Submenu (Continued)
Field Options
Serial Port B Disabled
Enabled
Auto
OS Controlled
Mode Normal
IrDA
ASK-IR
Base I/O Address 3F8
2F8
3E8
2E8
Interrupt IRQ 4
IRQ 3
Parallel Port Disabled
Enabled
Auto
OS Controlled
Mode ECP
Output only
Bidirectional
EPP
Base I/O Address 378
278
Interrupt IRQ 5
IRQ 7
DMA channel DMA 1
DMA 3
Floppy disk control- Disabled
ler Enabled
Base I/O Address Primary
Secondary
PS/2 Mouse Auto
Disabled
Enabled
Description
Auto forces the BIOS to configure the port.
OS Controlled is shown when the operat-
ing system controls the port.
Selects the mode for COM port B.
Selects the base I/O address for COM port
B.
Selects the interrupt for COM port B.
Auto forces the BIOS to configure the port.
OS Controlled is shown when the operat-
ing system controls the port.
Selects the mode for the parallel port.
Selects the base I/O address for the paral-
lel port.
Selects the interrupt for the parallel port.
Selects the DMA channel for the parallel
port.
Enables the onboard diskette controller.
Sets the base I/O address for the diskette
controller.
Enables or disables the onboard mouse.
Disabling the mouse frees IRQ 12. If this
feature is set to Auto or Enabled, the
operating system determines whether to
enable or disable the mouse.
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