860 Motherboard Setup - I/O Device Configuration

Menu Item Options Description
Serial Port A Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Allows the user to enable/disable the primary serial port.
Base I/O Address Allows the user to set the base I/O address for the serial port. If not manually set, the system will use the default base I/O address.
Interrupt IRQ3
IRQ4
Allows the user to select which IRQ will be used by the serial port to process interrupt requests.
Parallel Port Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Allows the user to enable/disable the parallel port.
Mode ECP
EPP
Bi-directional
Output only  
Allows the user to select the operational mode for the parallel port
PS/2 Mouse Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Allows the user to enable, disable or auto-detect use of the PS/2 mouse port.
Floppy disk controller Enabled
Disabled
Auto
Allows the user the option of enabling or disabling the on-board FDD controller, or auto-detecting a peripheral FDD controller card.
Base I/O Address Allows the user to set the base I/O address for the FDD controller. If not manually set, the system will use the default base I/O address.
Primary IDE Adapter
Secondary IDE Adapter
Enabled
Disabled
Allows the user to enable/disable the on-board primary and/or secondary IDE controller.