Tomcat i7230A S5160 

                                                                  Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 

3.3.3 I/O Device Configuration 

This setting allows you to configure I/O devices. 

Serial Port A: 

This defines how the first serial port is detected and configured. 

Disabled / Enabled 

Base I/O Address: 

Set the base I/O address for serial port A. 

3F8 / 2F8 / 3E8 / 2E8 

Interrupt: 

Set the interrupt for serial port A. 

IRQ3 / IRQ4 

Parallel Port 

This defines how the parallel port is detected and configured. 

Disabled / Enabled 

Mode 

This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. The default value is Standard that 

automatically selects the correct mode to use. The other modes are explained as follows: 

SPP works with all parallel port devices. However, it is the slowest transfer mode and should 

only be used when faster transfer modes cannot be used. 

There are two faster bidirectional modes available   the ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and 

EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) modes.  

40

http://www.tyan.com