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Chapter 2 39
Onboard Device Configuration
The parameters in this screen are for advanced users only. You do not need to change the values in this
screen because these values are already optimized.
The Onboard Device Configuration screen assigns resources to basic computer communication hardware.
NOTE:
When the device is disabled, all the sub-items will be hidden.
Parameter Description Options
Serial Port B Enables or disables the infrared port.
The infrared port is a PnP device. Enabled/Disabled setting
won’t affect the Windows Device Manager setting of the
infrared port.
Enabled
Disabled
Mode Sets operation mode of the serial port B.
FIR,
Normal, IrDA, ASK-IR
Base I/O address Sets the base I/O address, of the parallel port.
Help: Set the base I/O address for the serial port B.
3F8,
2F8
, 3E8 or 2E8
Interrupt Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
Help: Set the interrupt request for the serial port B.
IRQ 3
, IRQ 4
DMA channel Sets a DMA channel for the FIR operation
Help: Set the DMA channel for the FIR of serial port B.
DMA 1 or
DMA 3
Parallel Port Enables or disables the Parallel port.
Mode Sets operation mode of the serial port B.
Bi-directional,
Output only
EPP
ECP
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help
Serial Port B: [Enabled]
M ode: [FIR]
Base I/O address: [2F8]
Interrupt: [IRQ 3]
DMA channel: [DMA 3]
Parallel Port:
Mode: [Bi-directional]
Configure serial port A using
options:
[Enabled]: User
configuration
[Disabled]: No
configuration
[Auto]: BIOS or OS
chooses configuration
(OS Controlled): Displayed
when controlled by OS
F1 Help
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Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc
Exit
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Select Menu
Enter
Select > Sub-Menu
F10
Save and Exit