BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup utility provides access to basic configuration settings. It is independent of the operating system.
Running the BIOS Setup Utility
1.Close all applications, then shut down Windows and reboot the OmniBook. If necessary, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot.
2.During reboot, press F2 to start the BIOS Setup utility.
3.The pointing device or mouse is not active in the BIOS Setup utility. Press the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to move among menus. Press the DOWN and UP arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu. Press ENTER to change a setting. See the table below for more information.
4.After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit the BIOS Setup utility.
If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and the conflicting settings are marked.
Table 3-6. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters
Main Menu |
| Default |
Language | Sets the language for this utility and BIOS messages. | English. |
BIOS Revision | Shows the current BIOS version. | Detected |
|
| automatically. |
System Time | Sets the time using |
|
| immediately. |
|
System Date | Sets the date using mm/dd/yy (English) or dd/mm/yy format. |
|
Floppy Drive | Sets the floppy drive type. | Detected and set |
|
| automatically. |
Hard Disk | Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters. | Detected and set |
|
| automatically. |
Quiet Boot | When enabled, hides summary of | Enabled |
| messages during boot. |
|
Video Display Device | Sets whether the | Auto |
| automatically switch when an external display is detected, or |
|
| whether both signals are active. Pressing Fn+F5 temporarily |
|
| switches displays. Setting to Both prevents suspending when |
|
| lid closes. |
|
System Memory | Shows the system memory size. | 640KB |
Extended Memory | Shows the extended memory size. | Detected |
|
| automatically. |
System Devices Menu |
| Default |
Internal Pointing Devices | Enables one or both | Both |
External Fn Key | Sets whether | Enabled |
| interpreted as the Fn key. |
|
IDE Controller | Enables the primary (hard drive) and secondary (optional CD- | Both |
| ROM drive) controllers. |
|
FDD Controller | Enables the floppy drive. | Enabled |
Serial Port | Sets how the serial port is configured by the BIOS (specified | Enabled |
| or automatic). |
|
Base I/O address | Sets the I/O address and interrupt. | 3F8h, IRQ4 |
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