User Guide
BIOS Setup 3-17
User’s Manual
Two options are available: Full and Half. The default setting is
Half
. This item lets you choose the
operation mode for your IR KIT. Some IR device only can work at half duplex mode. Refer to your
IR KIT user's guide to find out which setting is correct.
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Use IR Pins:
Two options are available: RxD2, TxD2 and IR-Rx2Tx2. The default setting is
IR-Rx2Tx2
. If you
choose
RxD2, TxD2
,
your motherboard must support a COM port IR KIT connection. Otherwise, you
can only choose the
IR-Rx2Tx2
to use the IR header on your motherboard to connect your IR KIT.
Please use the default setting.
Onboard Parallel Port:
Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disable
)
378/IRQ7
)
278/IRQ5
)
3BC/IRQ7. Default setting is
378/IRQ7
.
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Parallel Port Mode:
Four options are available: SPP
)
EPP
)
ECP
)
ECP+EPP. The default setting is
SPP
mode.
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EPP Mode Select:
Two options are available: EPP1.7
)
EPP1.9. The default setting is
EPP 1.7
. When the mode
selected for the parallel port mode is EPP, the two EPP version options are available.
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ECP Mode Use DMA:
Two options are available: 1
)
3. The default setting is
3
. When the mode selected for the parallel
port mode is ECP, the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3.
PWRON After PWR-Fail:
This setting lets you set the system action after a power failure. Three options are available: On
)
Former-Sts
)
Off. The default setting is
Off
.
Game Port Address:
Three options are available: Disabled
)
201
)
209. The default setting is
201
. This item sets the address
of the onboard game port connector.
Midi Port Address:
Four options are available: Disabled
)
330
)
300
)
290. The default setting is
330
. This item sets the
address of the onboard midi port connector.
Midi Port IRQ:
Two options are available: 5
)
10. The default setting is
10
. This item sets the IRQ of the onboard midi
port connector. If you choose disable the
Midi Port Address
, then this field is not available.
Note: If you bought an audio adapter and wanted to replace the use of onboard audio solution, you
have to disable three items in BIOS. Otherwise, your audio adapter may not work well. These three
items are:
AC 97 Audio: set to Disabled
Game Port Address: set to Disabled
Midi Port Address: set to Disabled