Asus A7V8X A7V8X User Manual - Page 86

Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field allows you to set the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this field, the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] These fields allow you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 audio controller.Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard game connectors. Game ports must have different addresses. Configuration options: [200H/207H] [208H-20FH] [Disabled] Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard MIDI connectors. MIDI ports must have different addresses. Configuration options: [330H-331H] [300H-301H] [Disabled] Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] This field enables or disables the ASUS POST Reporter™ feature. See section "1.3 Special Features" and "3.2 Vocal POST messages" for more information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The buzzer warning sound is disabled if you enable the POST reporter. 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup