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3. HARDWARE SETUP

DMA Channels

3. H/W SETUP

Connectors

3. H/W SETUP

3) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PARALLEL)

You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port
in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration. NOTE: Serial printers must be con-
nected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

4) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1/COM2)

The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See
Onboard Serial Port in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration.

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).

R

P3B-F

P3B-F Floppy Disk Drive Connector

NOTE: Orient the red stripe to Pin 1

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin 1