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NP BIOS Settings

  

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Updated   30 May 2002

 

 

Integrated Peripherals

 

The Integrated Peripherals option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control system options in the computer. Also this setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller, floppy disk controller, the parallel (printer) port and serial ports.

 

IDE HDD Block Mode

 

Enabled invokes multi-sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer (allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive).Not all hard disk drives support this function.

 

PCI Slot IDE 2^nd Channel

 

When Enabled is set, IRQ15 is dedicated for secondary IDE use. When Disabled is set, IRQ15 is released for other devices.

 

IDE PIO

IDE Primary Master PIO

IDE Primary Slave PIO

IDE Secondary Master PIO

IDE Secondary Slave PIO

 

IDE hard drive controllers can support up to two separate hard drives. These drives have a master/slave relationship which are determined by the cabling configuration used to attach them to the controller. Your system supports two IDE controllers—a primary and a secondary—so you have to ability to install up to four separate hard disks.

PIO means Programmed Input Output. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands to effect a transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO allows the BIOS to tell the controller what it wants and then let the controller and the CPU perform the complete task by themselves. This simpler and more efficient (and faster).

Many systems supports five modes, numbered from 0 to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.

 

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE/ On-Chip IDE First Channel

 

As stated at “IDE PIO”, your system includes two built-in IDE controllers, both of which operate on the PCI bus. This setup item allows you either to enable or disable the primary controller. You might choose to disable the controller if you were to add a higher performance or specialized controller.

 

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE/ On-Chip IDE Second Channel

 

As above for the Primary controller, this setup item you either to enable or enable or disable the secondary controller. You might choose to disable the controller if you were to add a higher performance of specialized controller.

 

Onboard FDC Controller

 

This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.

 

Onboard Serial Port 1

 

This allows you to determine how the serial port number one installed on your mainboard is to be configured.

 

Auto	Best setting will select automatically by the BIOS
COM1, 3F8	IRQ 4 (Recommended for most systems)
COM2, 2F8	IRQ 3
COM3, 3E8	IRQ 4
COM4, 2E8	IRQ 3
Disabled	Serial Port 1 disabled

 

Onboard Serial Port 2

 

Auto	Best setting will select automatically by the BIOS
COM1, 3F8	IRQ 4
COM2, 2F8	IRQ 3 (Recommended for most systems)
COM3, 2E8	IRQ 3
COM4, 3E8	IRQ 4
Disabled	Serial Port 2 disabled

 

Serial Port 2 IR function

 

Makes serial port 2 available to infrared applications. Access onboard serial port 2 controller with which I/O address.

Or

UART Mode Select

 

This lets you select the Infrared mode. Choices may available Standard, HPIR, and ASKIR. If you choose HPIR or ASKIR mode, the screen will show another two lines to let you choose ‘IR Function Duplex’ (Full or Half) and ‘RxD TxD Active’ (Hi Lo; Lo Hi; Hi Hi; Lo Lo).

Or

UR2 Mode

 

Choose Standard, IrDA1.0, ASKIR, MIR 0.75M, MIR 1.15M, or FIR to meet the specification of your Infra Red device.

 

Note :

For more information about Infrared port settings, refer you’re your mainboard manual, visit your mainboard manufacturers website or AWARD Software web site.

 

UR2 Duplex Mode

 

Choose Half or Full to meet the specification of your Infra Red device. This option appears only when you choose everything but Standard in the UR2 Mode function.

 

Onboard Parallel Port

 

This can used to change the default port address of the onboard parallel (printer) port.

 

378/IRQ7	Standard LPT1 address (Recommended)
278/IRQ5	Standard LPT2 address
3BC/IRQ7	Alternate LPT address
Disabled	Printer parallel port disabled

 

Onboard Parallel Port Mode

 

This allows you to select the operation mode of the onboard printer port.

 

SPP (Standard Printer Port)	Standard parallel port mode
EPP (Extended Capabilities Port)	Bi-directional mode
ECP (Enhance Parallel Port)	Fast, buffered
EPP/ECP	Bi-directional and buffered
EPP/SPP	Bi-directional and Standard

 

ECP Mode Use DMA

 

This setting only works when the Onboard Printer Mode is set at the ECP mode. (DMA1 or DMA3)

 

USB Controller

 

Enabled it when you use USB device. e.g. USB mouse, keyboard, digital camara,scanner,etc…

 

KBC input clock

 

Let user change the keyboard working clock.

 

Init AGP Display First

 

When you have both the AGP and PCI VGA card installed in the system, you can use this field to decide the display priority.

Enabled: The display will be active on the AGP adapter.

Disabled: The display will be active on the PCI VGA adapter.