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Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters, After you select the options you want

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3. The pointing devices are not active in BIOS Setup, so you will need to use the keyboard to navigate: • Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move among menus. • Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu. • Press F5 or F6 to move through values for the current parameter, or press Enter to change a setting. 4. After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit BIOS Setup. If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and marks the conflicting settings. Note The listings in the following table are for the initial BIOS release and might differ somewhat for other models. Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters All notebook models: Introduced with BIOS version KE.01.04 (Fall 2002). Main Menu Description BIOS Revision Shows the current BIOS version. System Time System Date Language Sets the time using 24-hour format. Values set take effect immediately. Sets the date using dd/mm/yy format (except English, which uses mm/dd/yy format). Sets the language for BIOS Setup. Internal Hard Disk Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters. Extended Memory Shows the extended memory size. CPU Serial Number Serial Number PC ID Main Menu Service ID For a Pentium processor with a serial number, makes the serial number available to software. Displays the serial number as shown on the back of the notebook. Displays the PC ID String stored in the reserved part of RAM. Description Displays an identifier used for repair service. UUID MAC Address System Devices Menu Video Display Device Displays the value of the 16-byte UUID (Universally Unique ID) as 32 hex characters. Displays the MAC network address of the internal (wired) LAN, if present. Description Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an external display, if one is detected. Default Detected automatically. Detected automatically. Detected automatically. Detected automatically. Disabled. Detected automatically. Default Detected automatically. Detected automatically. Detected automatically. Default Auto Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-27

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3.
4.
Note
The pointing devices are not active in BIOS Setup, so you will need to use the keyboard to
navigate:
•
Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move among menus.
•
Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu.
•
Press F5 or F6 to move through values for the current parameter, or press Enter to change a
setting.
After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit BIOS Setup.
If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS
Setup, and marks the conflicting settings.
The listings in the following table are for the initial BIOS release and might differ somewhat for
other models.
Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters
All notebook models:
Introduced with BIOS version KE.01.04 (Fall 2002).
Main Menu
Description
Default
BIOS Revision
Shows the current BIOS version.
Detected
automatically.
System Time
Sets the time using 24-hour format. Values set take effect
immediately.
Sets the date using dd/mm/yy format (except English, which
uses mm/dd/yy format).
Language
Sets the language for BIOS Setup.
Detected
automatically.
Internal Hard Disk
Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters.
Detected
automatically.
Extended Memory
Shows the extended memory size.
Detected
automatically.
CPU Serial Number
For a Pentium processor with a serial number, makes the
serial number available to software.
Disabled.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number as shown on the back of the
notebook.
Detected
automatically.
PC ID
Displays the PC ID String stored in the reserved part of
RAM.
Main Menu
Service ID
Displays an identifier used for repair service.
Detected
automatically.
UUID
Displays the value of the 16-byte UUID (Universally Unique
ID) as 32 hex characters.
Detected
automatically.
MAC Address
Displays the MAC network address of the internal (wired)
LAN, if present.
Detected
automatically.
System Devices Menu
Description
Default
Video Display Device
Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an
external display, if one is detected.
Auto
System Date
Description
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