System Setup Options: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

System Time

Sets the computer to the time you specify (usually the current time) in

 

24-hour format. Type the appropriate information. Use the tab key to

 

move between the hours, minutes, and seconds fields. This option is

 

useful if you travel between time zones.

System Date

Sets the computer to the date you specify (usually the current date).

 

Type the appropriate information. Use the tab key to move between the

 

month, day, and year fields.

Diskette A,

Identifies the primary 3.5-inch diskette drive installed in the external

Diskette B

media bay or attached to the parallel port. Diskette Drive B identifies a

 

second 3.5-inch diskette drive, if installed.

IDE Adapter 0

Identifies the hard-disk drive installed in your computer. No

Master

user-selectable settings are available for this option.

IDE Adapter 1

Identifies an integrated drive electronics (IDE) device (such as a

Master

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) attached to the media bay connector

 

through the media bay cable.

PS/2 Pointing

Auto Detect (the default) allows the basic input/output system (BIOS) to

Device

detect and enable an external Personal System (PS)/2 mouse (if

 

attached) or enable the touch pad. Enabled enables the touch pad

 

only. Disabled allows the use of a serial mouse.

Summary Screen

When Summary Screen is Enabled (the default), a Phoenix BIOS

 

Setup Utility summary screen appears during system boot after the

 

power-on self-test (POST). The summary screen lists many of the

 

system setup settings. When this option is set to Disabled, the summary

 

screen does not appear.

Quiet Boot

When this option is set to Enabled (the default), the POST messages

 

and summary screen do not appear at system start-up, and you cannot

 

choose a boot device as the system initializes. When this option is set to

 

Disabled, the POST messages and summary screen do appear at

 

system start-up.

System Memory

Displays the base amount of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM)

 

installed in the computer. Each computer has 640 kilobytes (KB) of base

 

memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.

Extended

Displays the total amount of memory above 1 megabyte (MB). Each

Memory

computer comes with at least 64 MB of memory installed. This option

 

has no user-selectable settings.

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