Input/Output menu

 

COM Ports

Sets serial and infrared port addresses and

 

interrupts.

LPT Port

Sets printer port address.

LPT Type

Sets printer port communication.

Keyboard Setup

“Key Delay” sets how long you hold a key down

 

before the character starts repeating.

 

“Key Repeat Rate” sets how fast characters

 

repeat.

 

“Keyboard Numlock” sets whether Num Lock is

 

active after rebooting.

External devices

“VGA Display device” sets whether the built-in

 

display is on or off when an external display is

 

present.

 

“Force recognition of external VGA” overrides

 

automatic detection of an external display.

 

“Enable External Fn Key” lets you press

 

CTRL+ALT instead of Fn on an external

 

keyboard with no Fn key.

 

“Ignore External Pointing Device” activates the

 

built-in pointing device when an external mouse

 

is connected.

Audio Port

Sets the volumes for the beeper signal and the

 

sound speaker.

Power menu

 

Power Controls

“Power Saving” should be On for power

 

savings, Off for no power management. If an

 

Advanced Power Management driver is loaded,

 

power saving is active regardless of this setting.

 

“Suspend,” “Auto Hibernate,” HDD power-

 

down,” “CPU power-down” are automatic turn-

 

off times.

 

“Enable Hibernate” enables or prevents saving

 

and restoring a session from the hard disk.

 

“Timeout during screen activity” permits

 

automatic suspend if the only activity is display

 

activity.

 

“HDD power-down when on AC” permits the

 

hard disk to turn off when operating on ac

 

power.

 

“Disable low battery message” can block this

 

message if it interferes with the operating

Reboot required.

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Save required.

Save required.

Reboot required.

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HP Book manual Input/Output menu, Power menu