Dell Precision WorkStation 210 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program 3-176HULDO3RUWDQG6HULDO3RUWSerial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 configure the system’s integrated serial ports. Theseoptions can be set to Auto (the default) to automatically configure a port, to a particu-lar designation (COM1 or COM3 for Serial Port 1 and COM2 or COM4 for SerialPort 2), or to Off to disable the port.If you set a serial port to Auto and add an expansion card containing a port configuredto the same designation, the system automatically remaps the integrated port to thenext available port designation that shares the same IRQ setting:á COM1 (input/output [I/O] address 3F8h), which shares IRQ4 with COM3, isremapped to COM3 (I/O address 3E8h).á Likewise, COM2 (I/O address 2F8h), which shares IRQ3 with COM4, isremapped to COM4 (I/O address 2E8h).(Note that when two COM ports share an IRQ setting, you can use either port as nec-essary, butyou may not be able to use them both at the same time.) If the secondport (COM3 or COM4) is also in use, the integrated port is turned off.For more information about integrated ports, port designations, IRQs, and the remap-ping of ports, see “I/O Ports and Connectors” in Appendix B.3DUDOOHO3RUWParallel Port configures the system’s integrated parallel port. Parallel Port can be setto 378h, to alternate addresses 278h or 3BCh, or to Off to disable the port.The default is 378h; you should leave it at that setting unless an expansion card needsto use that address.3DUDOOHO0RGHParallel Mode controls whether the system’s integrated parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port.Your system also supports Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) mode, which can be usedby the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system. Windows 95 and Windows 98use the ECP protocol automatically if an ECP-capable device is detected.Set Parallel Mode according to the type of peripheral device connected to the parallelport. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation that came withthe device.,'(+DUG'LVNIDE Hard Disk enables or disables the system’s integrated EIDE hard-disk driveinterface.With Auto (the default) selected, the system turns off the integrated EIDE interfaceas necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot.