Instruction manual
Index to the AlphaBIOS Menu Functions
5-16 AlphaServer 1000/1000A Supplement
Integrated Peripherals Menu
The integrated peripherals, such as parallel and serial ports, installed in your system
are detailed in this menu, shown in Figure 5-10.
Figure 5-10 Integrated Peripherals Menu
Display System Configuration
Integrated Peripherals
Systemboard Configuration
Hard Disk Configuration
PCI Configuration
Eisa Configuration
SCSI Configuration
Memory Configuration
Serial Port 1: Enabled as COM1: 3F8, IRQ4
Serial Port 2: Enabled as COM2: 2F8, IRQ3
Parallel Port 1: Enabled as LPT1: 3BC, IRQ7
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1. Device type
This is the physical device as it exists on the system board.
2. MS DOS name
This shows whether the device is enabled, and if it is enabled, the addressable MS-
DOS name for the device.
3. Port address
The port address is the physical memory location from and to which data travels as
it is received into the device, and sent from the device, respectively.
4. Interrupt
This is the interrupt request line (IRQ) used by the device to get the CPU’s
attention.