Instruction manual

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BIOS Setup
Serial Port A/B
These items specify the base I/O port addresses of the onboard Serial Port A
(COM A)/Serial Port B (COM B). Selecting Auto allows AWARD to auto-
matically determine the correct base I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 3F8/
IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/COM4, 2E8/COM3 and Disabled.
Serial Port B Mode
This item sets the operation mode for Serial Port B. Settings: Normal,
1.6 uS, 3/16 Baud and ASKIR.
Normal: RS-232C Serial Port
IrDA: IrDA-compliant Serial Infrared Port
ASKIR: Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port
RxD, TxD Active
This setting controls the receiving and transmitting speed of the IR pe-
ripheral in use. Setting options: Hi,Hi, Hi,Lo, Lo,Hi, Lo,Lo.
IR Transmission Delay
This setting determines whether the IR transmission rate will be delayed
while converting to receiving mode. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled.
IR Duplex Mode
This setting controls the operating mode of IR transmission/reception.
Setting options: Full, Half. Under Full Duplex mode, synchronous, bi-
directional transmission/reception is allowed. Under Half Duplex mode,
only asynchronous, bi-directional transmission/reception is allowed.
IR Pin Select
Please consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct
setting of the TxD and RxD signals. Setting options: RxD2,TxD2, IR-
Rx2Tx2.
Parallel Port
This field specifies the base I/O port address of the onboard parallel port.
Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base
I/O port address. Settings: Auto, 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.