System Devices Menu

 

Default

PS/2 Pointing Devices

Automatically disables the internal pointing devices when an

Auto

 

external PS/2 mouse is connected.

 

External Fn Key

Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external PS/2

Enabled

 

keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key.

 

FDD controller

Enables the floppy drive.

Enabled

Legacy USB Support

Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy

Enabled

 

disk drive.

 

Serial Port

Enables the serial port (the port is configured by the user).

Enabled

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt (appears only if the serial

3F8h, IRQ4

 

port is Enabled).

 

Infrared port

Enables the infrared port (the port is configured by the user).

Disabled

Mode

Sets the port to FIR (fast IR) or SIR (standard IR) infrared

FIR

 

communications.

 

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

2F8h, IRQ3

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for the infrared port in FIR mode.

DMA1

Parallel Port

Enables the parallel port (the port is configured by the user).

Enabled

Mode

Sets the port to output only, bi-directional, EPP, or ECP.

ECP

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

378h, IRQ7

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode (appears only if the

DMA0

 

Parallel Port Mode is ECP).

 

Security Menu

 

Default

User Password is

Shows if a user password is set.

Clear

Administrator Password is

Shows if an administrator password is set.

Clear

Set User Password

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. The

Enter

 

password can have no more than 8 characters (0–9,

 

 

A–Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.

 

Set Administrator

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator

Enter

Password

password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password

 

 

can have no more than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z), and cannot

 

 

include special or accented characters.

 

Password required to:

 

 

Boot

Sets whether a user password is required when the computer

Enabled

 

boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.

 

Resume*

Sets whether a user password is required when resuming

Enabled

 

from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator

 

 

password for changes. (Windows 98 only.)

 

Undock*

Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the

Disabled

 

computer. Requires the administrator password for changes.

 

 

(Windows 98 only.)

 

Internal hard disk drive

Encodes the current user password (or administrator

Disabled

lock*

password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk.

 

Removable Device Boot

Sets whether the computer will attempt to boot from a floppy

Enabled

 

drive or other removable device.

 

* Available only if the Boot option is enabled.

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