HP Pavilion n6398 HP Pavilion Notebook PC N6000 Series - Reference Guide - Page 80

System Devices Menu

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer Using the BIOS Setup Utility System Devices Menu Setting Description PS/2 Pointing Devices Disables the internal pointing devices when an external PS/2 mouse is connected. External Fn Key Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key. IDE Controller FDD Controller Serial port Base I/O address IrDA port Mode Base I/O address DMA channel Parallel Port Mode Base I/O address Interrupt DMA channel Enables the primary (hard drive) and secondary (module bay device) controllers. Enables the floppy drive. Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user. Sets the I/O address and interrupt. Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is configured automatically or by the user. Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard IR) infrared communications. (Driver installation required for Windows 95.) Sets the I/O address and interrupt. Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode. Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user or the BIOS or OS (automatically), or not at all. Sets the port to output only, bi-directional, EPP, or ECP. Sets the I/O address. Sets the interrupt. Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode. Default Auto Enabled Both Enabled Enabled 3F8h, IRQ4 Disabled FIR 2F8h, IRQ3 DMA0 Enabled ECP 378h IRQ7 DMA3 80 Reference Guide

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
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Reference Guide
System Devices Menu
Setting
Description
Default
PS/2 Pointing Devices
Disables the internal pointing devices when an external PS/2
mouse is connected.
Auto
External Fn Key
Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external keyboard is
interpreted as the Fn key.
Enabled
IDE Controller
Enables the primary (hard drive) and secondary (module bay
device) controllers.
Both
FDD Controller
Enables the floppy drive.
Enabled
Serial port
Sets whether the serial port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.
Enabled
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
3F8h, IRQ4
IrDA port
Sets whether the infrared port is active, and whether it is
configured automatically or by the user.
Disabled
Mode
Sets the hardware to support FIR (Fast IR) or SIR (Standard
IR) infrared communications. (Driver installation required for
Windows 95.)
FIR
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address and interrupt.
2F8h, IRQ3
DMA channel
Sets the DMA channel for Fast IR (FIR) mode.
DMA0
Parallel Port
Sets whether the parallel port is configured by the user or the
BIOS or OS (automatically), or not at all.
Enabled
Mode
Sets the port to output only, bi-directional, EPP, or ECP.
ECP
Base I/O address
Sets the I/O address.
378h
Interrupt
Sets the interrupt.
IRQ7
DMA channel
Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode.
DMA3