your computer has one parallel connector. this connector supports three standard institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) 1284 modes of operation: standard parallel port (spp), enhanced parallel port (epp), and extended capability port (ecp).

    viewing or changing the connector assignments

    use the bios setup utility program to configure the parallel connector as bi-direc-tional. with this configuration, data can be read from and written to a device. in bidirectional mode,the computer supports the ecp and epp modes.

    do the following to view or change the parallel-connector assignment:

    1.restart the computer.

    2.press and hold the f2 key to launch the bios setup utility.

    3.on the bios setup utility menu, use the cursor keys on the keyboard to select advanced--peripheral configuration--parallel port.

    when you configure the parallel connector as bi-directional, use an ieee 1284-compliant cable. the cable must not exceed 3 meters (9.8 ft.).

    4.follow the instructions on the screen to save your changes and exit from the bios setup utility menu.

    parallel connector

    there is a 25-pin,female d-shell parallel connector on the rear of your computer,see "input/output connector locations" on page 9 for the location of this connector.