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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer, Setup Guide

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer Using the BIOS Setup Utility Display Device... Set Admin password... Set User password... Memory Menu Video RAM Size... Disks Menu Diskette Drives... Advanced Setting Components Menu Serial Port... Parallel Port... Port Address Port Definition DMA Setting for ECP Mode Keyboard Numlock Keyboard Repeat... Power Menu Enable Power Saving Timeout Settings... Video Timeout Disk Timeout Switches between Auto Sense, and LCD and CRT (both). Auto Sense chooses the external display (CRT) if it is attached, or the built-in display (LCD) if it is not. Sets a new Administrator Password. Sets a new User Password (after Admin password is set). The User Password allows the user to set only the Date and Time. Configures the Video Memory to 4MB, 8MB, or Auto. (Video memory uses part of RAM.) Enables (1.44MB) or disables (None) the floppy disk drive. Enables or disables internal hard disk controller (HDC). Sets the serial port assignment. Configures the parallel port. Sets the Parallel port assignment. Sets Standard AT, Bidirectional (PS-2), Enhanced Parallel (EPP), or Extended Capabilities (ECP). Changes DMA setting when Port definition is set to ECP. Starts computer with Keyboard NUM LOCK enabled or disabled. Sets the auto repeat delay and repeat rate Enables all power saving features Customizes the Power Saving Settings Sets the period of inactivity after which the screen is turned off. Sets the period of inactivity after which the hard disk stops spinning. LCD and CRT Clear Clear Default Auto (8MB if 64MB memory or more) Default Enable (1.44MB) Enable (Internal HDC) Default COM 1, 3F8, IRQ 4 LPT1, Addr 378, IRQ 7 Extended Capabilities (ECP) DMA 3 Disabled Key Repeat Rate=30cps, Key Delay=½ sec Default Enabled Never 2.0 minutes Setup Guide 77

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Setup Guide
77
Display Device…
Switches between Auto Sense, and LCD and CRT
(both). Auto Sense chooses the external display (CRT)
if it is attached, or the built-in display (LCD) if it is not.
LCD and CRT
Set Admin
password…
Sets a new Administrator Password.
Clear
Set User password…
Sets a new User Password (after Admin password is
set). The User Password allows the user to set only the
Date and Time.
Clear
Memory Menu
Default
Video RAM Size…
Configures the Video Memory to 4MB, 8MB, or Auto.
(Video memory uses part of RAM.)
Auto (8MB if 64MB
memory or more)
Disks Menu
Default
Diskette Drives…
Enables (1.44MB) or disables (None) the floppy disk
drive.
Enable (1.44MB)
Advanced Setting
Enables or disables internal hard disk controller (HDC).
Enable (Internal
HDC)
Components Menu
Default
Serial Port…
Sets the serial port assignment.
COM 1, 3F8, IRQ 4
Parallel Port…
Configures the parallel port.
Port Address
Sets the Parallel port assignment.
LPT1, Addr 378,
IRQ 7
Port Definition
Sets Standard AT, Bidirectional (PS-2), Enhanced
Parallel (EPP), or Extended Capabilities (ECP).
Extended
Capabilities (ECP)
DMA Setting for
ECP Mode
Changes DMA setting when Port definition is set to
ECP.
DMA 3
Keyboard Numlock
Starts computer with Keyboard NUM LOCK enabled or
disabled.
Disabled
Keyboard Repeat…
Sets the auto repeat delay and repeat rate
Key Repeat
Rate=30cps,
Key Delay=½ sec
Power Menu
Default
Enable Power Saving
Enables all power saving features
Enabled
Timeout Settings…
Customizes the Power Saving Settings
Video Timeout
Sets the period of inactivity after which the screen is
turned off.
Never
Disk Timeout
Sets the period of inactivity after which the hard disk
stops spinning.
2.0 minutes