Asus P2B-DS - Manual (Page 27)

ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS User’s Manual 27
III. INSTALLATION
3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel
Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. NOTE: Serial print-
ers must be connected to the serial port.
Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)
4. Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pin Male)
The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See
“Onboard Serial Port...” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE.
COM 1 COM 2
Serial Ports (9-pin Male)
5. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After con-
necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-
tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).
P2B-D/DS Floppy Disk Drive Connector
NOTE: Orient the red stripe on the
floppy ribbon cable to Pin 1
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Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
Connectors
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