MSI K9N2GM User Guide - Page 47

I/O Device

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BIOS Setup On-Chip IDE Controller This item allows you to enable/ disable IDE Controller. PCI IDE BusMaster This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmaster for reading/ writing to IDE drives. On-Chip SATA Controller These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller. RAID mode Setting this option to [RAID] activates the following fields, and use the following fields to enable RAID for SATA hard disks. SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 These items are used to enable RAID for SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6. I/O Device Press to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: COM Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port. Parallel Port There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options: [Disabled] [3BC] Line Printer port 0 [278] Line Printer port 2 [378] Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port M ode [Normal] Standard Parallel Port [EPP] Enhanced Parallel Port [ECP] Extended Capability Port [ECP+ EPP] Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port [Bi-Directional] To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [Normal]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. 3-13

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BIOS Setup
On-Chip IDE Controller
This item allows you to enable/ disable IDE Controller.
PCI IDE BusMaster
This item allows you to enable/ disable BIOS to used PCI busmaster for reading/
writing to IDE drives.
On-Chip SATA Controller
These items allow users to enable or disable the SATA controller.
RAID mode
Setting this option to [RAID] activates the following fields, and use the following
fields to enable RAID for SATA hard disks.
SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6
These items are used to enable RAID for SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6.
I/O Device
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears:
COM Port 1
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.
Parallel Port
There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides
Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options:
[Disabled]
[3BC]
Line Printer port 0
[278]
Line Printer port 2
[378]
Line Printer port 1
Parallel Port Mode
[Normal]
Standard Parallel Port
[EPP]
Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP]
Extended Capability Port
[ECP + EPP]
Extended Capability Port + Enhanced Parallel Port
[Bi-Directional]
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose
[Normal]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously,
choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP
mode only. Choosing [ECP + EPP] will allow the onboard parallel port to support
both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously.