NOTE: If the main system board is replaced, the serial number on this screen changes to 0 (zero).

Select one of the menus from the menu bar at the top of the screen to view or to change the following configuration settings:

o Initialization startup preferences

o Ports, including serial/infrared, parallel, Ethernet, and MPEG

o Power, including Power Management and Hibernation

o Security, including setup and power-on passwords and disabling devices

2.3.1 Initialization Menu

Select the Initialization menu to set the date and time and to change the initialization (startup) settings for running the POST memory tests, numlock on or off, the drive boot sequence, boot display, and lid closure notification.

NOTE: The boot sequence sets the order in which the system searches for a bootable drive to start the computer. Before changing the booting sequence, see "The Hard Drive Boot Sequence" in Appendix C for more information.

2.3.2 Ports Menu

Select the Ports menu to change the default input/output (I/O) addresses and interrupt requests (IRQs) for serial/infrared, parallel, and Ethernet ports, select PAL or NTSC for the optional MPEG video format, and enable Advanced LPT mode.

NOTE: If you select conflicting settings for the ports, the system automatically changes one of the settings.

2.3.3 Power Menu

Select the Power menu to enable or disable Power Management, PC Card slot power management (not available on LTE 5000, LTE 5100, and LTE 5200 models), low-battery warning beeps, and an external energy saving monitor. The factory default settings are:

o Power Management Enabled While on Battery

o Conservation Level Medium

o Low-Battery Warning Beeps Enabled

o External Energy Saving Monitor Disabled