Selecting from the Advanced Menu

Begin here

 

To do this

Language (or press F2)

Change the Computer Setup

 

language.

 

 

Boot Options

Enable/disable

 

 

■ QuickBoot, which starts the

 

 

computer more quickly by

 

 

eliminating some startup tests. (If

 

 

you suspect a memory failure

 

 

and want to test memory

 

 

automatically during startup, you

 

 

may want to disable QuickBoot.)

 

 

■ MultiBoot, which enables you to

 

 

set a startup sequence that can

 

 

include any drives and PCI

 

 

network adapters in the system.

 

 

For instructions, refer to

 

 

“Changing the Startup Sequence

 

 

with MultiBoot” in Chapter 6.

 

 

 

Device Options

 

■ Enable/disable the embedded

 

numeric keypad at startup.

 

 

 

 

■ Enable multiple standard pointing

 

 

devices at startup, or disable this

 

 

feature so the computer supports

 

 

only a single (usually

 

 

non-standard) pointing device at

 

 

startup.

 

 

■ Enable/disable USB legacy

 

 

support for one USB mouse and

 

 

one USB keyboard. (When USB

 

 

legacy support is enabled, the

 

 

keyboard and mouse work

 

 

without a loaded USB driver.)

 

 

■ Set an optional external monitor

 

 

or overhead projector connected

 

 

to a video card in a docking base

 

 

as the primary device. (When the

 

 

computer display is set as

 

 

secondary, the computer must be

 

 

shut down before undocking.)

 

 

■ Change the parallel port mode

 

 

from EPP (default) to standard,

 

 

bidirectional, EPP, or ECP.

 

 

 

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Compaq E500 specifications Selecting from the Advanced Menu