System Devices Menu
PS/2 Pointing Devices
External Fn Key
IDE Controller
FDD Controller
Serial Port
Base I/O address
Infrared Port
Mode
Base I/O address
DMA channel
Parallel Port
Mode
Base I/O address
Interrupt
DMA channel
LCD Status Panel Display
LCD Status Panel Date Format
LCD Status Panel Time Format
Security Menu
User Password is
Administrator Password is
Set User Password
Set Supervisor Password
Password Required to Boot
Floppy Boot
Description
Enables (Both) or disables (Auto) the internal pointing devices when an external PS/2 mouse is connected.
Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key.
Enables the primary channel, secondary channel, both, or neither (disabled).
Enables the floppy drive.
Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user.
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user.
Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard IR) infrared communications.
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.
Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user, automatically, or not at all.
Sets the port to normal mode (output only),
Sets the I/O address (except in EPP mode).
Sets the interrupt.
Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.
Enables display on the status panel.
Sets the date format used in the status panel
Sets the time format used in the status panel.
Description
Shows if a user password is set.
Shows if an administrator password is set.
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. (The administrator password must be set first.) The password can have no more than 8 characters
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password can have no more than 8 characters
Sets whether a user password is required when the notebook boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.
Sets whether the notebook will attempt to boot from the floppy disk drive.
Default
Auto
Enabled
Both
Enabled
Enabled
3F8h, IRQ4
Disabled
FIR
2F8h, IRQ3
DMA0
Enabled
ECP
378h
IRQ7
DMA3
Enabled
mm/dd/yy
hh:mm, AM/PM
Default
Clear
Clear
Enter
Enter
Disabled
Enabled
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