User's Manual

CAUTION
Incorrect settings can cause your system to malfunction. To correct mistakes, return to
Setup and restore the Setup Defaults by pressing F9.
I/O Device Configuration Menu
The CPU communicates with external devices such as printers through devices called Input/Output (I/O)
ports such as serial ports. These I/O devices require the use of system resources such as I/O addresses
and interrupt lines. If these devices are Plug and Play, either the BIOS can allocate the devices during
POST, or the operating system can do it. If the I/O devices are not Plug and Play, they may need to be
set manually in Setup.
On some systems, the chipset manages the communication devices. Other systems have, instead, a
separate I/O chip on the motherboard for configuring and managing these devices.
Many systems allow you to control the configuration settings for the I/O ports. 
Use this menu to specify
how the I/O (Input and Output) ports are configured:

Manually by you.

Automatically by the BIOS during POST

Automatically by a PnP Operating System such as Windows 95 after the Operating System boots.

Configuration
Data:
No ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) which stores the
configuration settings for non-PnP plug-in devices. Select yes
when required to restore the manufacturer's defaults
I/O Device
Configuration
sub-
menu
Configure I/O Devices
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