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This item allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.
Table 2-1 lists the different operation modes.
Table 2-1
Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings
Setting
Standard Parallel Port (SPP)
Standard and Bidirectional
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
Extended Capabilities Port
(ECP)
This
item
becomes
Capabilities Port (ECP)
assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port
function (as required in Windows 95).
Onboard Floppy Disk Controller
This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk
controller.
Onboard IDE Primary Channel
This parameter lets you enable or disable the primary IDE channel.
When enabled, it allows you access the devices connected to the
primary channel.
When disabled, it deactivates the connected
devices.
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OPERATION MODE
Function
Allows normal speed one-way
operation
Allows normal speed operation in a
two-way mode
Allows bidirectional parallel port
operation at maximum speed
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
higher than the maximum data
transfer rate
ECP DMA CHANNEL
active
only
if
you
as the operation mode. It allows you to
select
Extended
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