Specifications

Little Board/P5i Technical Manual
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The ROM BIOS assigns a logical designation (LPT1 or 2) to the parallel port, based on a scan at boot
time. Changing the port’s designation with SETUP does not necessarily change it from LPT1 to LPT2.
There must be an LPT1 elsewhere in the system for the onboard parallel port to become LPT2.
For further information about using the parallel port, see “Multimode Parallel Port” on page 3–20.
• Parallel Port Mode—set the parallel port mode, either Normal, EPP, ECP, or EPP/ECP.
Table 3–4 Parallel Port Modes
Option Selected Mode
Normal Standard parallel port (default)
EPP Bi-directional mode
ECP Fast, buffered, IEEE-1284
EPP/ECP Bi-directional and buffered