3.The pointing devices are not active in BIOS Setup, so you will need to use the keyboard to navigate:

Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move among menus.

Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu.

Press F5 or F6 to move through values for the current parameter, or press Enter to change a setting.

4.After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit BIOS Setup.

If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and marks the conflicting settings.

Note

The listings in the following table are for the initial BIOS release and might differ somewhat for other models.

Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters

All notebook models: Introduced with BIOS version KE.01.04 (Fall 2002).

 

Main Menu

Description

Default

BIOS Revision

Shows the current BIOS version.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

System Time

Sets the time using 24-hour format. Values set take effect

 

 

immediately.

 

System Date

Sets the date using dd/mm/yy format (except English, which

 

 

uses mm/dd/yy format).

 

Language

Sets the language for BIOS Setup.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

Internal Hard Disk

Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

Extended Memory

Shows the extended memory size.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

CPU Serial Number

For a Pentium processor with a serial number, makes the

Disabled.

 

serial number available to software.

 

Serial Number

Displays the serial number as shown on the back of the

Detected

 

notebook.

automatically.

PC ID

Displays the PC ID String stored in the reserved part of

 

 

RAM.

 

Main Menu

Description

Default

Service ID

Displays an identifier used for repair service.

Detected

 

 

automatically.

UUID

Displays the value of the 16-byte UUID (Universally Unique

Detected

 

ID) as 32 hex characters.

automatically.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC network address of the internal (wired)

Detected

 

LAN, if present.

automatically.

System Devices Menu

Description

Default

Video Display Device

Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an

Auto

 

external display, if one is detected.

 

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