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TMa550.book Page 67 Wednesday, October 3, 2001 10:57 AM 67 System Devices The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your hardware devices. Main System Devices Security Pointing Device: Ext. Keyboard "Fn": IDE Controller: FDD Controller: Parallel Port: Interrupt: Mode: Base I/O address: DMA channel: VGA Frame Buffer Size: [Simultaneous] [Enabled] [Both] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IRQ 7] [ECP] [378] [DMA 3] [16 Mb] Others Boot Exit Item Specific Help F1 Help Esc Exit ↑↓ Select Item ←→ Select Menu F5/F6 Change Values Enter Select > Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Parameter Pointing Device Ext. Keyboard "Fn" IDE Controller FDD Controller Parallel Port IRQ Description Determines whether or not to disable the internal touchpad if a PS/2 pointing device is connected. Options: Simultaneous or Auto-Selected Allows you to simulate an Fn key on an external keyboard by pressing the left Ctrl+left Alt keys. Options: Enabled or Disabled Enables or disables the primary or secondary IDE controller or both. Options: Both, Primary or Disabled Enables or disables the floppy drive controller. Options: Enabled or Disabled Enables or disables the parallel port. Options: Enabled or Disabled Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port. Options: IRQ 7 or IRQ 5

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System Devices
The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your
hardware devices.
The table below describes the parameters in the screen.
Settings in
boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Parameter
Description
Pointing Device
Determines whether or not to disable the internal
touchpad if a PS/2 pointing device is connected.
Options:
Simultaneous
or Auto-Selected
Ext. Keyboard
“
Fn
”
Allows you to simulate an Fn key on an external
keyboard by pressing the left Ctrl+left Alt keys.
Options:
Enabled
or Disabled
IDE Controller
Enables or disables the primary or secondary IDE
controller or both.
Options:
Both
, Primary or Disabled
FDD Controller
Enables or disables the floppy drive controller.
Options:
Enabled
or Disabled
Parallel Port
Enables or disables the parallel port.
Options:
Enabled
or Disabled
IRQ
Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
Options:
IRQ 7
or IRQ 5
Item Specific Help
Pointing Device:
Ext. Keyboard
“
Fn
”
:
IDE Controller:
FDD Controller:
Parallel Port:
Interrupt:
Mode:
Base I/O address:
DMA channel:
VGA Frame Buffer Size:
[Simultaneous]
[Enabled]
[Both]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[IRQ 7]
[ECP]
[378]
[DMA 3]
[16 Mb]
Main
Security
Others
Boot
Exit
System Devices
F1
Help
Select Item
F5/F6
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
Esc Exit
Select Menu
Enter
Select > Sub-Menu
F10
Save and Exit
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