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Option Description
Primary Battery Conguration Allows you to dene how to use the battery charge, when AC is plugged in. The options are:
• Adaptive (Default settings)
• Standard
• Express Charge
• Primarily AC use
• Custom - You can set the percentage to which the battery must charge .
Table 9. POST behavior
Option Description
Adapter Warnings Allows you to activate the adapter warning messages when certain power adapters are
used.
• Enable Adapter Warnings (Default Setting)
Keypad (Embedded) Allows you to choose one of the two methods to enable keypad that is embedded in the
internal keyboard.
• Fn Key Only (Default Setting)
• By Numlock
Mouse/Touchpad Allows you to dene how the computer handles the mouse and touchpad input. The options
are:
• Serial Mouse
• PS2 Mouse
• Touchpad/PS-2 Mouse (Default Setting)
Numlock Enable Species if the NumLock function can be enabled when the computer boots. This option is
enabled by default.
• Enable Numlock
Fn Key Emulation Allows you to match the <Scroll Lock> key feature of PS-2 keyboard with the <Fn> key
feature in an internal keyboard. The option is enabled by default.
• Enable Fn Key Emulation
Fn Lock Options This option can enable the hot key combination <fn>+<Esc> toggle the primary behavior of
F1–F12, between their standard and secondary functions. Fn Lock Modes are:
• Lock Mode Disable/Standard
• Lock Mode Enable/Secondary
MEBx Hotkey This option species whether the MEBx Hotkey function should be enabled when the
system boots.
• Enable MEBx Hotkey (Default Setting)
Fastboot This option can speed up the boot process by bypassing some compatibility steps.
• Minimal – Reduces boot time by skipping certain hardware and conguration
initialization during boot.
• Through – Performs complete hardware and conguration initialization during boot.
(Default Setting)
• Auto – Allows the BIOS to decide conguration initialization performed during the boot.
Extend BIOS POST Time This option creates an additional pre-boot delay. This allows the user to see POST status
messages.
• 0 seconds (Default Setting)
• 5 seconds
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