System Devices Menu

 

Default

PS/2 Pointing Devices

Disables the internal pointing devices when an external PS/2

Auto

 

mouse is connected.

 

External Fn Key

Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is

Enabled

 

interpreted as the Fn key.

 

IDE Controller

Enables the primary (hard drive) and secondary (module bay

Both

 

device) controllers.

 

FDD Controller

Enables the floppy drive.

Enabled

Serial Port

Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is

Enabled

 

configured automatically or by the user.

 

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

3F8h, IRQ4

IrDA Port

Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is

Disabled

 

configured automatically or by the user.

 

Mode

Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard

FIR

 

IR) infrared communications. (Driver installation required for

 

 

Windows 95.)

 

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address and interrupt.

2F8h, IRQ3

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.

DMA0

Parallel Port

Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user or the

Enabled

 

BIOS or OS (automatically), or not at all.

 

Mode

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

ECP

Base I/O address

Sets the I/O address.

378h

Interrupt

Sets the interrupt.

IRQ7

DMA channel

Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.

DMA3

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.

 

Boot

Resume*

Undock*

Internal hard disk drive lock*

Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Requires the administrator password for changes.

Sets whether a user password is required when resuming from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator password for changes. (Windows 95 and 98 only.)

Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the computer. Requires the administrator password for changes. (Windows 95 and 98 only.)

Encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk drive.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Removable Device Boot

Sets whether the computer will attempt to boot from a floppy

Enabled

 

drive or other removable device.

 

* Resume, Undock, and Internal hard disk drive lock options are available only if the Boot option is enabled.

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