Specifications

BXT7059 / BXTS7059 Technical Reference Advanced Setup
Floppy Disk Controller
This option allows you to enable or disable the floppy drive controller on your platform.
Option
Description
Disabled
Set this value to prevent the BIOS from detecting the onboard floppy drive controller.
Enabled
Set this value to allow the BIOS to use the onboard floppy drive controller. This is the
default setting.
Floppy Change Settings
This option allows you to allow the system to automatically select the optimum IO address and IRQ for the
floppy drive or you may select a specific device location.
Option
Description
Change
Settings
Auto is the default setting, Optional settings include: IO=3F0h/IRQ=6/DMA=2;
IO=3F0h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,12/DMA=1,2,3;
IO=370h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,12/DMA=1,2,3
Floppy Device Mode
This option allows you to enable or disable write-protection of floppy disks.
Option
Description
Read Write
Set this value to allow writing to floppy disks. This is the default setting.
Write Protect
Set this value to prevent writing to floppy disks.
Serial Port 0 Configuration
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 0. The Optimal
setting is 3F8/IRQ4. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Option
Description
Serial Port
Enabled/Disabled (bold = default setting), Setting this value Disabled prevents the
IOB33’s serial port 0from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to
Disabled, serial port 0 physically becomes unavailable.
Change
Settings
Auto is the default setting. Auto enables the system to automatically select the
optimum IO address and IRQ for the serial port. There are specific device locations
available for selection that include: 3F8h/IRQ=4; 3F8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;
2F8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12; 3E8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,12;
2E8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12
Device Mode
Normal/High Speed
Serial Port 1 Configuration
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. The Optimal
setting is 3F8/IRQ4. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
Option
Description
Serial Port
Enabled/Disabled (bold = default setting), Setting this value Disabled prevents the
IOB33’s serial port 0from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to
Disabled, serial port 0 physically becomes unavailable.
Change
Settings
Auto is the default setting. Auto enables the system to automatically select the
optimum IO address and IRQ for the serial port. There are specific device locations
available for selection that include: 2F8h/IRQ=3; 3F8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12;
2F8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12; 3E8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,12;
2E8h/IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12
Device Mode
Normal/High Speed
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