BIOSSetupUtilityitems

ThefollowingtablesshowthecontentsoftheCongmenuitems,theSecuritymenuitems,andtheStartup

menuitemsoftheBIOSSetupUtility.

Note:Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyifthecomputersupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.

Notes:

•Enabledmeansthatthefunctioniscongured.

•Disabledmeansthatthefunctionisnotcongured.

•Defaultvaluesareinboldface.

Congmenuitems

Table4.Congmenuitems
FunctionSelectionComments
Network
WakeOnLAN•Enabled
•Disabled
EnablesthesystemtoPoweronwhentheEthernet
controllerreceivesamagicpacket.
Note:WakeOnLANfunctiondoesnotworkwhena
harddiskpasswordisset.
EthernetLANOptionROM•Enabled
•Disabled
LoadstheEthernetLANOptionROMtoenable
startupfromanintegratednetworkdevice.
WirelessLANandWiMAX
Radios
•On
•Off
Ifyouselect“On,”theinternalwirelessradioisturned
on.Ifyouselect“Off,”theinternalwirelessradiois
turnedoff.
USB
USBBIOSSupport•Enabled
•Disabled
EnableordisablebootsupportforUSBoppydisk
driveandUSBCD-ROM.
AlwaysOnUSB•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled,”theexternalUSBdevicescan
bechargedviaUSBportsevenwhenthesystemisin
lowpowermode(standby,hibernation,orpower-off).
AlwaysOnUSBChargeinOff
Mode
•Enabled
•Disabled
Ifyouselect“Enabled, ”theAlwaysOnUSB
connectorenablesyoutochargesomedevices,
suchasiPod,iPhoneandBlackBerrysmartphones.
Note:Ifyouwanttochargethesedeviceswhen
yourcomputerisinhibernationmodeorpowered
off,youwillneedtoopenthePowerManager
programandcongurecorrespondingsettingsto
enabletheAlwaysOnUSBconnectorfunction.For
detailsabouthowtoenabletheAlwaysOnUSB
connectorfunction,refertotheonlinehelpofthe
PowerManagerprogr am.
Keyboard/Mouse
FnKeyLock•Enabled
•Disabled
Whenenabled,youcanpresstheFnkeytokeep
itinapressedcondition,thenpressthedesired
functionkey.Theactionisequivalenttopressingthe
requiredkeyandtheFnkeysimultaneously.When
youpressedtheFnkeytwice,thestateislocked
untilyoupresstheFnkeyagain.
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