- Fujitsu Laptop PC BIOS Guide
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LifeBook C Series Notebook BIOS
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Infrared Port:
n
Disabled
n
Enabled
n
Auto
[Enabled] When Disabled, the infrared port is disabled; when 
Enabled, the infrared port is enabled. When Auto is 
selected, the Plug & Play operating system configures the 
port.
Mode:
n
IrDA
n
FIR
[FIR] Select the mode for the infrared port: Infrared or Fast 
Infrared.
I/O Address:
n
3F8 - 3FF
n
2F8 - 2FF
n
3E8 - 3EF
n
2E8 - 2EF
[2E8 - 2EF] Allows user to set the infrared port base I/O address when 
the infrared port is Enabled.
Interrupt:
n
IRQ3
n
IRQ 4
n
IRQ 10
n
IRQ 11
[IRQ 3] Allows user to set the infrared port interrupt when the 
infrared port is Enabled.
I/O Address:
n
400 - 43F
n
480 - 4BF
n
500 - 53F
n
580 - 5BF
[400 - 43F] Allows user to set the Fast Infrared (FIR) base I/O address 
when FIR is Enabled.
DMA Channel:
n
DMA 1
n
DMA 3
[DMA 3] Allows user to set Direct Memory Access (DMA) channel 
when FIR is Enabled.
Parallel Port:
n
Disabled
n
Enabled
n
Auto
[Enabled] Configures the parallel port using either no configuration
(Disabled), a user defined configuration (Enabled), or by
allowing the BIOS or OS to choose the configuration 
(Auto).
Mode:
n
Output Only
n
Bi-directional
n
ECP
[Bi-directional] When the parallel port is enabled this option is available 
allowing the user to set the mode for the parallel port. Bi-
directional allows two-way transfer of information 
between your notebook and a connected parallel device. 
Output Only (Half Duplex) allows information to be 
transferred in only one direction, from your notebook to 
the printer or similar device. ECP Mode allows 
communication with the ECP class of parallel I/O devices.
I/O address:
n
378 - 37F
n
278 - 27F
n
3BC - 3BF
[378 - 37F] Allows user to set the parallel port base I/O address when 
the parallel port is Enabled.
Interrupt:
n
IRQ 5
n
IRQ 7
[IRQ 7] Allows user to set the parallel port interrupt when the 
parallel port is Enabled.
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