User`s manual

Hardware Installation

2.5.5 Parallel Port

The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at

location CN8 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It sup-

ports SPP, ECP and EPP.

BIOS Setting

Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals

submenu (“Onboard Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Re-

fer to chapter 3 for more information.

Parallel

Setting

SPP

(Standard Parallel Port)

ECP

(Extended Capabilities Port)

EPP

(Enhanced Parallel Port)

Function

Allows normal speed operation

but in one direction only.

Allows parallel port to operate in

bidirectional mode and at a speed

faster than the SPP’s data transfer

rate.

Allows bidirectional parallel port op-

eration at maximum speed.