Connectivity Guide

Table 1142. Parallel Port Control Capabilities
Variable Name: DellParallelPortControlCapabilitiesUnique
Data Type: Integer
Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value
unknown(1)
Setup BIOS parallel port capabilities are unknown.
enableCapable(2)
Setup BIOS can enable the parallel port.
lpt1Capable(4)
Setup BIOS can support parallel port 1.
lpt1andEnableCapable(6)
Setup BIOS has enabled parallel port 1.
lpt2Capable(8)
Setup BIOS can support parallel port 2.
lpt2andEnableCapable(10)
Setup BIOS has enabled parallel port 2.
lpt3Capable(16)
Setup BIOS can support parallel port 3.
lpt3andEnableCapable(18)
Setup BIOS has enabled parallel port 3.
allParallelPortCapable(30)
Setup BIOS can support any of the three parallel ports.
Table 1143. Parallel Port Control Settings
Variable Name: DellParallelPortControlSettingsUnique
Data Type: Integer
Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value
unknown(1)
Parallel port state is unknown.
enabled(2)
Setup BIOS has enabled the parallel port.
lpt1(4)
Setup BIOS supports parallel port 1.
lpt1Enabled(6)
Setup BIOS has enabled parallel port 1.
lpt2(8)
Setup BIOS supports parallel port 2.
lpt2Enabled(10)
Setup BIOS has enabled parallel port 2.
lpt3(16)
Setup BIOS supports parallel port 3.
Table 1144. Parallel Port Control Mode Settings
Variable Name: DellParallelPortControlModeSettingsUnique
Data Type: Integer
Possible Data Values Meaning of Data Value
unknown(1)
Parallel port mode is unknown.
atModeEnabled(2)
Setup BIOS has set the parallel port to AT mode.
ps2ModeEnabled(4)
Setup BIOS has set the parallel port to Personal Systems/2 (PS/2)
mode.
ecpModeEnabled(8)
Setup BIOS has set the parallel port to Extended Capabilities Port
(ECP) mode.
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