4-14 System BIOS and UtilitiesNOTEIf you select the Enabled option, you’ll seeadditional options that allow you to specify the BaseI/O address and IRQs for the port you’reconfiguring. Parallel PortThis option configures the system’s parallel port.Choose “Auto,” “Enabled,” or “Disabled.” The“Enabled” setting assigns LPT 1 378h, IRQ7, andbidirectional mode.NOTEIf you select the Enabled option, you’ll seeadditional options that allow you to specify the BaseI/O address and IRQs for the port you’reconfiguring. Mode (Parallel Port)This option sets the mode for the parallel port. Theoptions include “Output Only” (AT-compatible mode),“Bidirectional” (PS/2-compatible mode), “EPP”(Extended Parallel Port – high speed bidirectional) and“ECP” (Enhanced Capabilities Port – high speedbidirectional).
