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Chapter 2: BIOS information
Serial Port Configuration
The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the serial port configuration.
Serial Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the serial port (COM).Configuration options: [Enabled]
[Disabled]
Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4]
This item appears only when you set the Serial Port to [Enabled] and allows you
to select the Serial Port base address. Configuration options: [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4]
[IO=2F8h; IRQ=3] [IO=3E8h; IRQ=4] [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3]
Parallel Port Configuration
The sub-items in this menu allow you to set the parallel port configuration.
Parallel Port [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE).
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
The following items appear only when you set the Parallel Port Configuration
item to [Enabled].
Change Settings [Auto]
Allows you to select an optimal setting for Super I/O devices. Configuration
options: [Auto] [IO=378h; IRQ=5;] [IO=378h; IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] [IO=278h;
IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] [IO=3BCh; IRQ=5,6,7,9,10,11,12;]
Device Mode [STD Printer Mode]
Allows you to select the Printer Port mode. Configuration options: [STD Printer Mode]
[SPP Mode] [EPP-1.9 and SPP Mode] [EPP-1.7 and SPP Mode] [ECP Mode] [ECP
and EPP 1.9 Mode] [ECP and EPP 1.7 Mode]
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Deep S4 [Disabled]
When enabled, the system in S4 state will further reduce power usage and will power off the
USB and PS/2 devices. The system in deep S4 state can be woken up via the power button,
devices in LAN, or other ways except via the USB and PS/2 devices. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off]
[Power On]
The system goes into on state after an AC power loss.
[Power Off]
The system goes into off state after an AC power loss.
[Last State]
The system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was
before the AC power loss.