Lab 7-7 Parallel Port Modes

 

Examine CMOS setup on your PC and answer the following questions about your parallel port:

 

  1. Is there a parallel port coming directly off the system board?

 

 

 

 

  1. What modes are available for the parallel port?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the currently selected mode?

 

 

 

 

  1. If the parallel port supports ECP, what DMA channels can be selected for this mode?

 

 

 

 

  1. Write down the settings for this port below. Be sure to write down ALL settings!

 

 

 

 

  1. Disable the parallel port using CMOS setup. Reboot the PC and attempt to use the port by installing a local printer on LPT1 (you can do this even if a printer isn’t really attached…just do the add printer wizard) and then execute a print command to that printer. What happened?

 

 

 

 

  1. Reinstate the original settings. Test to make sure the parallel port is working by executing a print command once again.
  2. Remove the printer you created.