Table 6. Config menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Value

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

USB

USB UEFI BIOS Support

•

Disabled

Enable or disable boot

 

(Windows 7)

•

Enabled

support for USB storage

 

USB UEFI Support

devices.

 

 

 

 

(Windows 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always On USB

•

Disabled

If you select Enabled, the

 

 

•

Enabled

external USB devices can

 

 

be charged through USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connectors even when the

 

 

 

 

system is in low power

 

 

 

 

mode (sleep, hibernate, or

 

 

 

 

power-off).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Always On USB Charge in

•

Disabled

If you select Enabled, the

 

off mode

•

Enabled

Always On USB connector

 

 

enables you to charge some

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices, such as iPod,

 

 

 

 

iPhone, and BlackBerry

 

 

 

 

smartphones when the

 

 

 

 

computer is turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB 3.0 Mode

•

Disabled

Set the USB 3.0 controller

 

 

•

Enabled

mode for the ports shared

 

 

between USB 2.0 and USB

 

 

•

Auto

 

 

3.0 controllers.

 

 

 

 

If you select Auto, it

 

 

 

 

enables you to connect and

 

 

 

 

route appropriate USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

or USB 2.0 connectors.

 

 

 

 

If you select Enabled, it

 

 

 

 

enables USB 3.0 mode

 

 

 

 

and allows USB 3.0 to be

 

 

 

 

supported in the operating

 

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

If you select Disabled, it

 

 

 

 

disables and hides the USB

 

 

 

 

3.0 controller, and USB 3.0

 

 

 

 

connectors will work as

 

 

 

 

USB 2.0 connectors.

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard/Mouse

TrackPoint

•

Disabled

Enable or disable the

 

 

•

Enabled

built-in TrackPoint pointing

 

 

device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If you want to use

 

 

 

 

an external mouse, select

 

 

 

 

Disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touch Pad

•

Disabled

Enable or disable the

 

 

•

Enabled

built-in touch pad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If you want to use

 

 

 

 

an external mouse, select

 

 

 

 

Disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

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243858U, 24384KU, T530, T530i, W530 specifications

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