Intel D845GEBV2 BLKD845GEBV2L-10PK User Manual

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BLKD845GEBV2L-10PK
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BIOS Setup Program 
 101 
4.4.3  Peripheral Configuration Submenu 
To access this submenu, select Advanced on the menu bar and then Peripheral Configuration. 
 
Maintenance 
Main 
Advanced  Security 
Power 
Boot 
Exit 
 PCI 
Configuration 
 Boot 
Configuration 
 
Peripheral Configuration 
 
IDE Configuration 
 
Diskette Configuration 
 
Event Log Configuration 
 
Video Configuration 
 
USB Configuration 
 
Chipset Configuration 
 
Fan Control Configuration 
The submenu represented in Table 58 is used for configuring computer peripherals. 
Table 58.  Peripheral Configuration Submenu 
Feature Options 
Description 
Serial Port A 
•  Disabled 
•  Enabled 
•  Auto (default) 
 
Configures serial port A. 
Auto assigns the first free COM port, normally COM1, the 
address 3F8h, and the interrupt IRQ4.  
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a 
conflict with another device. 
Base I/O address 
(This feature is present 
only when Serial Port A 
is set to Enabled
•  3F8 (default) 
•  2F8 
•  3E8 
•  2E8 
Specifies the base I/O address for serial port A, if serial port A 
is set to Enabled
Interrupt 
(This feature is present 
only when Serial Port A 
is set to Enabled
•  IRQ 3 
•  IRQ 4 
(default) 
Specifies the interrupt for serial port A, if serial port A is set to 
Enabled
Parallel port 
•  Disabled 
•  Enabled 
•  Auto (default) 
Configures the parallel port. 
Auto assigns LPT1 the address 378h and the interrupt IRQ7.  
An * (asterisk) displayed next to an address indicates a 
conflict with another device. 
Mode 
•  Output Only 
•  Bi-directional 
(default) 
•  EPP 
•  ECP  
Selects the mode for the parallel port.  Not available if the 
parallel port is disabled. 
Output Only operates in AT
-compatible mode. 
Bi-directional operates in PS/2-compatible mode. 
EPP is Extended Parallel Port mode, a high-speed  
bi-directional mode. 
ECP is Enhanced Capabilities Port mode, a high-speed bi-
directional mode. 
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