Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Configuring Your Notebook

System Devices Menu

Setting

Description

Default

 

 

 

Video Display Device

Sets whether the built-in display automatically

Auto

 

switches to an external display, if one is detected.

 

 

 

 

External Pointing Device

Disables the internal pointing devices when an

Auto

 

external pointing device is connected.

 

 

 

 

Legacy USB Support

Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and

Enabled

 

diskette disk drive during startup.

 

 

 

 

Wake On LAN from

Lets the notebook be turned on via the LAN port. If

Disabled

Power Off

this option is enabled, the notebook uses increased

 

 

power while it is shut down.

 

 

 

 

Security Menu

Setting

Description

Default

 

 

 

User Password is

Shows if a user password is set.

Clear

 

 

 

Administrator Password

Shows if an administrator password is set.

Clear

is

 

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user

Enter

 

password. The 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

Enter

Password

administrator 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.

 

 

 

 

Require Password on

Sets whether a user password is required when the

Disabled

Boot

notebook boots. Requires the administrator password

 

 

for changes.

 

 

 

 

Internal hard drive lock

Only if the Boot password option is enabled, encodes

Disabled

 

the current user password (or administrator password

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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