IBM SurePOS 700 Series User Manual

DRAFT
Table 2. PCI serial port mapping parameters (continued)
Parameter Definition
DELETE Deletes the mapping from the PCI serial port to associate
mapping in the BDA.
DOSCOMNO=xx Specifies the COM number upon which the specified action will
take place.
PCICOMNO=xx Specifies the PCI COM port number upon which the specified
action will occur.
Note: This number is zero-based.
QUIET Echoes no text on the screen.
Examples
Map all PCI COM ports to
Legacy Base I/O
Addresses
ASICMAP.EXE –ALL –LEGACY
Map all PCI COM ports to
the BDA
ASICMAP.EXE –ALL –ADD
Map COM3 to PCI COM
port 0
ASICMAP.EXE –ADD –PCICOMNO=0 –DOSCOMNO=3
Delete all mappings ASICMAP.EXE –ALL –DELETE
DOS power management
Intel’s Pentium
®
4 desktop processors provide the highest performance and power,
both thermal and electrical, that are currently available. The SurePOS 700 Models
742, 782, 723, 743, and 783 are designed to handle these new higher power
requirements.
However, being a very simple operating system, DOS provides no automatic power
management features. Additionally, unlike most other operating systems, DOS
consumes a significant amount of processor power when idle. The idle DOS system
can cause the processor to generate a significant amount of heat. This heat results
in system fans running faster to remove the heat.
The SurePOS 700 is designed to support the DOS power management driver
power.exe. When the DOS power management driver is used on the SurePOS
700, the DOS idle condition behaves much like the modern idle operating systems.
The result will be a cooler and quieter running system. While the system is
designed to support DOS without the power.exe driver, IBM recommends that you
use the driver in DOS configurations.
The DOS power management tool is provided with the DOS installation package,
locate the tool in the DOS directory after the operating system is installed.
To load the power.exe file:
1. Add this line to the CONFIG.SYS file:
device=c:\dos\power.exe
2. Add this line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
c:\dos\power.exe
Note: The default location for power.exe is in the DOS directory after DOS is
installed.
Updated October, 2007
20 SurePOS 700 Series: SurePOS 700-722/742/782, 723/743/783 Operating System Installation Guide

IBM SurePOS 700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	SurePOS 700 Series
Category	Touch terminals
Language	English