Acer Extensa 500 User Manual

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BIOS Utility
Chapter 5  Software 
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Onboard Devices Configuration
The Onboard Devices Configuration screen contains 
parameters settings for your hardware connection devices. 
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.  
Settings in boldface are the default and suggested 
parameter settings.
Caution: The parameters in this screen are for 
advanced users only.  You do not need to change the 
values in this screen because these values are 
already optimized.
Parameter
Description
Serial Port
Enables or disabled the serial port.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
  Base Address
Sets the I/O address of the serial port.
Options: 3F8h, 2F8h, 3E8h or 2E8h
  IRQ
Sets the interrupt request of the serial port.
Options: 4 or 11
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