I/o controller, 9 i/o controller, 1 serial ports – chiliGREEN D915PGNL User Manual

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Product Description

1.9 I/O Controller

The I/O controller provides the following features:
• Two serial ports (Serial Port B is optional)
• One parallel port with Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port

(EPP) support

• Serial IRQ interface compatible with serialized IRQ support for PCI Conventional bus systems
• PS/2-style mouse and keyboard interfaces
• Interface for one 1.44 MB or 2.88 MB diskette drive
• Intelligent power management, including a programmable wake-up event interface
• PCI Conventional bus power management support

The BIOS Setup program provides configuration options for the I/O controller.

1.9.1 Serial

Ports

The Desktop Board can support up to two serial port connectors. Serial port A is located on the
back panel. Serial port B (optional) is accessible using a connector on the component side of board.
The serial ports support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2 kbits/sec with BIOS support.

For information about

Refer to

The location of the serial port A connector

Figure 17, page 64

The location of the serial port B connector on the D915PGN board

Figure 18, page 66

The location of the serial port B connector on the D915PSY board

Figure 19, page 68

The signal names of the serial port B connector

Table 24, page 70

1.9.2 Parallel

Port

The 25-pin D-Sub parallel port connector is located on the back panel. Use the BIOS Setup
program to set the parallel port mode.

For information about

Refer to

The location of the parallel port connector

Figure 17, page 64

1.9.3 Diskette Drive Controller

The I/O controller supports one diskette drive. Use the BIOS Setup program to configure the
diskette drive interface.

For information about

Refer to

The location of the diskette drive connector on the D915PGN board

Figure 18, page 66

The location of the diskette drive connector on the D915PSY board

Figure 19, page 68

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