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2-6

Service Guide

2.3

Onboard Devices Configuration

The Onboard Devices Configuration screen contains parameter items that are related to port
devices on your computer.

Onboard Devices Configuration

Serial Port ---------------------------- [Enabled]

Base Address --------------------- [3F8h]

IRQ ----------------------------------- [4]

Parallel Port ------------------------- [Enabled]

Base Address --------------------- [378h]

IRQ ----------------------------------- [7]

Operation Mode ------------------ [Bi-directional]

ECP DMA Channel --------------- [-]

↑↓

=Move Highlight Bar,

→←

=Change Setting, Esc=Exit

Press

and

to move the highlight bar; press

and

to change the setting of the highlighted

parameter. To exit this screen and return to the main screen, press Esc.

The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default
and suggested parameter settings.

Table 2-3

Onboard Devices Configuration Parameters

Parameter

Description

Setting or Format

Serial Port

Enables or disables the serial port

Enabled
Disabled

Base
Address

Sets the I/O base address of the serial port

3F8h
2F8h
3E8h
2E8h

IRQ

Sets the IRQ (interrupt request) channel of the
serial port

4
11

Parallel Port

Enables or disables the parallel port

Enabled
Disabled

Base
Address

Sets the I/O base address of the parallel port

378h
278h
3BCh

IRQ

Sets the interrupt request (IRQ) channel of the
parallel port

7
5

Operation
Mode

Selects the operation mode of the parallel port.

ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) supports a 16-
byte FIFO (first in, first out) which can be
accessed by host DMA cycles and PIO cycles,
boosting I/O bandwidth to meet the demands of
high-performance peripherals.

Bi-directional
ECP
Standard