Elitegroup 755IN v.2 - Manual (Page 5)

■ ■ ■ ■ chapter 2 bios setup and security feature
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Hard Disk
Write
Protect Disabled
Enabled The function only applies to hard drive’s
write operation through the BIOS. When
enabled, any attempt to write to the HDD
from the BIOS is disabled.
►Parallel Port Address
Item Selections /
Sub-menu Description
Parallel
Port
Address Disabled
378
278
3BC [Disable]:
The port is disabled.
Or you may choose a value for the
parallel port.
Parallel
Port Mode Normal
Bi-Directional
EPP
ECP You may choose any one of these
settings. ECP offers the best
performance.
Parallel
Port IRQ IRQ7
IRQ5 Select an interrupt setting for the printer
port.
About Hard Disk Drive Setting
Select Auto to let BIOS configure the drive parameters
automatically. Only for certain old types of hard disk drive will you
need to modify the settings. After pressing Enter on [Hard Disk],
BIOS display the drive parameters. If the detected drive parameters
are not correct or if you’re trying to enable the enhanced IDE
feature, you may still change the value manually.
32 Bit Mode:
Select On to allow data transmission in 32-bit format.
PIO Mode:
Normally use Auto To let BIOS decide the PIO mode setting.
If the selected PIO mode is not supported by the IDE drive, the