Dell PowerEdge 4200 Series User Manual

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4-8 Dell PowerEdge 4200 Systems User’s GuideSerial Port 1Use this category to select a unique address and interruptrequest (IRQ) for this serial port. The options are asfollows:• Disabled• 3F8, IRQ4• 3E8, IRQ4• Auto (the default)The Auto option selects the next available combination.Serial Port 2Use this category to select a unique address and IRQ forthis serial port. The options are as follows:• Disabled• 2F8, IRQ3• 2E8, IRQ3• Auto (the default)The Auto option selects the next available combination.Parallel PortUse this category to select a unique address and IRQ forthe parallel port. The options are as follows:• Disabled• 378, IRQ5• 3BC, IRQ7• 278, IRQ5• 378, IRQ7 (the default)• AutoThe Auto option selects the next available combination.Parallel ModeThis category allows you to select from the followingoptions: Output Only (AT-compatible) (the default),Bidirectional (PS/2-compatible), and ECP (ExtendedCapabilities Port).Diskette ControllerSelecting Enabled (the default) enables the on-boarddiskette drive controller.On-Board SCSI-ASelecting Enabled (the default) enables the built-inAdaptec 7880 Ultra/Wide PCI SCSI controller. Selectingthe Disabled option disables this controller.On-Board SCSI-BSelecting Enabled (the default) enables the built-inAdaptec 7860 Ultra/Narrow PCI SCSI controller. Select-ing the Disabled option disables this controller.PCI Scan SequenceThis category determines the order in which PCI devicesare scanned by the system, and it allows you to select oneof the built-in SCSI host adapters or an optional PCIexpansion-card SCSI host adapter as the start-up device.The options are:• Embedded Devices First• Slot Devices First (the default)If you select Embedded Devices First, you must also setOn-Board SCSI-A or On-Board SCSI-B to Enabled toenable booting from a drive attached to the associatedbuilt-in SCSI controller.If you select Slot Devices First and more than one SCSIhost adapter card is installed, the start-up order is deter-mined by the particular expansion slot in which the cardis installed. In descending order of precedence, the start-up order for PowerEdge 4200 systems is PCI5, PCI4,PCI8, PCI7, PCI6.Use MP SpecificationThis category determines the microprocessor specifica-tion revision level. Some operating systems requirerevision 1.1. The options are:• 1.4 (the default)• 1.1PS/2 MouseSetting PS/2 Mouse to Enabled (the default) allows aninstalled PS/2-compatible mouse to function. DisablingPS/2 Mouse frees IRQ12, but also prevents any installedPS/2-compatible mouse from functioning.