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LPT Port Mode

Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port

 

to Off, AT, PS/2, EPP, or ECP.

 

 

LPT Port Address

Identifies the address for the parallel port.

 

 

LPT Port DMA

Identifies and defines the parallel port DMA settings. You can set the

 

parallel port DMA to Off, DMA1, or DMA3.

 

 

Serial Port #1

Identifies and defines the serial port settings. Auto, the default setting,

 

automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or

 

COM3).

Video

Primary Video

This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video

 

controllers are present on the computer.

Performance

HyperThreading

If your computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears

 

in the Options List.

 

 

Performance

Bypass — Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics

 

mode setting.

 

Quiet (default) — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.

 

Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive

 

manufacturer.

 

Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.

 

NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but

 

its performance is not affected.

 

NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.

 

 

Security

This section displays available system security options.

 

 

Admin Password

This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup

 

program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with the

 

System Password option.

 

 

System Password

Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and

 

allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.

 

 

Password Status

This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When

 

the field is locked, you can no longer disable password security by pressing

 

<Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts.

 

 

Power Management

 

 

 

AC Recovery

Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.

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XPS GEN 3 specifications

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