The screens display such information as:
● System configuration
● Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings
● Basic device configuration settings
● Battery charge status
● Power management settings
● System security and hard-drive password settings
Commonly Used Options
HINT: Certain options require that you reboot the computer for new settings to
take effect.
● To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and press .
Enabled items appear as white and display a small triangle to the left; disabled
items appear blue or dimmed without a triangle.
Changing Printer Modes
Set the Parallel Mode option according to the type of printer or device connected to
the parallel connector. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation
that came with the device.
Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and the port's LPT
address, freeing its interrupt for another device to use.
Changing COM Ports
Serial Port allows you to map the serial port COM address or disable the serial port
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