System Devices

The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. It also provides advanced settings of the system.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

Info.

Main

 

System Devices

Security

 

Boot

Exit

 

Serial Port:

 

[Auto]

 

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parallel Port:

 

 

[Auto]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode:

 

[ECP]

 

 

 

 

 

Television Type:

 

[NTSC]

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

F5/F6 Change Values

F9 Setup Defaults

 

 

E E it

S l t M

E t S l t 4S b M

F10 S

d E it

 

 

 

The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Serial Port

Enables, disables or auto detects the serial port.

Enabled/Disabled/Auto

Parallel Port

Enables, disables or auto detects the parallel port.

Enabled/Disabled/Auto

 

 

 

Mode

Sets the operation mode of the parallel port.

ECP, EPP, Normal or Bi-directional

 

 

 

Television Type

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Touchpad

Determines whether or not to disable the internal

Both or Auto

 

pointing device as the PS/2 mouse is connected.

 

Infrared Port (FIR)

Enables, disables or auto detects the infrared port.

Enabled/Disabled/Auto

 

 

 

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Acer 1700 manual System Devices, Parameter Description Options

1700 specifications

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