Option

Description

 

 

 

• Custom Charge — you can set the percentage to which the battery must

 

 

charge.

 

 

NOTE: All charging modes may not be available for all the batteries.

Battery Slice Configuration

Allows you to define the how to charge the battery. The options are:

 

Standard Charge

 

Express Charge (Default Setting)

Table 8. POST Behavior

 

 

 

 

Option

Description

 

 

Adapter Warnings

Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power

 

adapters are used. This option is enabled by default.

 

Enable Adapter Warnings

Mouse/Touchpad

Allows you to define how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The

 

options are:

 

Serial Mouse

 

PS2 Mouse

 

Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse (Default Setting)

Numlock Enable

Specifies if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This

 

option is enabled by default.

 

Enable Numlock

Fn Key Emulation

Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn>

 

key feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default.

 

• Enable Fn Key Emulation

Keyboard Errors

Specifies whether keyboard-related errors are reported when it boots. This option

 

is enabled by default.

 

• Enable Keyboard Error Detection

POST Hotkeys

Specifies whether the sign-on screen displays a message, that displays the

 

keystroke sequence required to enter the BIOS Boot Option Menu.

 

Enable F12 Boot Option menu - This option is enabled by default.

Fastboot

Allows you to speed up the boot processes. The options are:

 

Minimal

 

Thorough (Default Setting)

 

Auto

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