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Table A-1. System Setup Categories (continued) Category Function Power Management With the Power Management category enabled, DPMS monitors and most EIDE drives automatically switch into low-power mode during periods of system inactivity. CAUTION: Before enabling this feature, check the monitor documentation to make sure the system has a DPMS-compliant monitor. Otherwise, there is a risk of damaging the monitor. NOTE: Not all EIDE hard-disk drives support this feature. Enabling this feature for drives that do not support it may cause the EIDE drive to become inoperable until the system is restarted and the Power Management category is disabled. Sound Enables (On [default]) or disables (Off) the audio controller. NIC Enables (On) or disables (Off) the network interface controller. Mouse Enables or disables the built-in PS/2compatible mouse port. Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Configures system's built-in serial ports. Parallel Port Configures system's built-in parallel port. The port's I/O address may be set to 278H, 3BCH, or 378H. Otherwise, the port may be disabled. Parallel Modes Controls whether system's built-in parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port. IDE Hard Disk Enables system's built-in EIDE hard-disk drive interface. Diskette Enables system's built-in diskette controller. USB Enables (On) or disables (Off [default]) the USB connectors. NOTE: This category appears only on GXpro systems containing the 10/100-Mbps Ethernet NIC. Speaker Enables on-board speaker. System Setup Program A-5

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System Setup Program
A-5
Power Management
With the Power Management category
enabled, DPMS monitors and most EIDE
drives automatically switch into low-power
mode during periods of system inactivity.
CAUTION: Before enabling this feature,
check the monitor documentation to make
sure the system has a DPMS-compliant
monitor. Otherwise, there is a risk of dam-
aging the monitor.
NOTE:
Not all EIDE hard-disk drives support
this feature.
Enabling this feature for drives
that do not support it may cause the EIDE
drive to become inoperable until the system is
restarted and the Power Management category
is disabled.
Sound
Enables (On [default]) or disables (Off) the
audio controller.
NIC
Enables (On) or disables (Off) the network
interface controller.
Mouse
Enables or disables the built-in PS/2-
compatible mouse port.
Serial Port 1
Serial Port 2
Configures system’s built-in serial ports.
Parallel Port
Configures system’s built-in parallel port.
The
port’s I/O address may be set to 278H, 3BCH,
or 378H.
Otherwise, the port may be dis-
abled.
Parallel Modes
Controls whether system’s built-in parallel port
acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or
PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port.
IDE Hard Disk
Enables system’s built-in EIDE hard-disk drive
interface.
Diskette
Enables system’s built-in diskette controller.
USB
Enables (On) or disables (Off
[default]) the
USB connectors.
NOTE:
This category appears only on GX
pro
systems containing the 10/100-Mbps Ethernet
NIC.
Speaker
Enables on-board speaker.
Table A-1.
System Setup Categories
(continued)
Category
Function