System Introduction 1-17

1.4 Software Configurati on and Speci fi cation

1.4.1 BIOS

The BIOS is compliant to PCI v2.1, APM v1.2, E-IDE and PnP specification. It also defines the
hotkey functions and controls the system power-saving flow.
Keyboard Hotkey Definition
The notebook supports the following hotkeys.

Table 1-29 Hotkey Descriptions

Hotkey Icon Function Description
Fn-Esc Hotkey Escape Exits the hotkey control.
Fn-F1 ?Hotkey Help Displays the hotkey list and help. Press | to exit the screen.
Fn-F2 Brightness Control
Contrast Control
Toggles between brightness control and contrast control.
Press the scale hotkeys (Fn- and Fn -) to increase and
decrease the brightness or contrast level.
Notebooks with TFT displays do not show the brightness
control icon.
Fn-F3 Display Toggle Switches display from LCD to CRT to both LCD and CRT.
Fn-F4 Battery Gauge Displays the battery gauge.
Fn-F5 Volume Control Press the scale hotkeys (Fn- and Fn-) to increase and
decrease the output level.
Fn-F6 Setup Gains access to BIOS Setup’s Advanced System
Configuration parameters.
Fn-F7 Hibernation/Standby Enters hibernation mode if the 0-volt suspend function is
installed and enabled; otherwise, the notebook enters standby
mode.
Fn-Scale Increase Increases the setting of the current icon.
Fn-Scale Decrease Decreases the setting of the current icon.
Fn-T Toggle Touchpad Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

When the available hotkey is toggled, the system will issue a beep to enter the

assigned process.