Option Description
NOTE: USB keyboard and mouse always work in the BIOS setup irrespective of these settings.
USB PowerShare This field configures the USB PowerShare feature behavior. This option allows you to charge external devices
using the stored system battery power through the USB PowerShare port (disabled by default)..
Audio This field enables or disables the integrated audio controller. By default, the Enable Audio option is selected. The
options are:
• Enable Microphone (by default enable)
• Enable Internal Speaker (by default enable)
Keyboard
Illumination
This field lets you choose the operating mode of the keyboard illumination feature. The keyboard brightness level
can be set from 0% to 100%. The options are:
• Disabled (selected by default)
• Dim
• Bright
Keyboard
Backlight with AC
The Keyboard Backlight with AC option does not affect the main keyboard illumination feature. Keyboard
Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect when the backlight is
enabled (selected by default).
Keyboard
Backlight Timeout
on AC
The Keyboard Backlight Time-out dims out with AC option. The main keyboard illumination feature is not affected.
Keyboard Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect when the
backlight is enabled.
• 5 sec
• 10 sec (selected by default)
• 15 sec
• 30 sec
• 1 min
• 5 min
• 15 min
• never
Keyboard
Backlight Timeout
on Battery
The Keyboard Backlight Time-out dims out with Battery option. The main keyboard illumination feature is not
affected. Keyboard Illumination will continue to support the various illumination levels. This field has an effect
when the backlight is enabled.
• 5 sec
• 10 sec (selected by default)
• 15 sec
• 30 sec
• 1 min
• 5 min
• 15 min
• never
Unobtrusive Mode This option, when enabled, pressing Fn+F7 turns off all light and sound emissions in the system. To resume normal
operation, press Fn+F7 again. This option is disabled by default.
Miscellaneous
Devices
Allows you to enable or disable the following devices:
• Enable Camera —enabled by default
• Enable Expresscard (selected by default)
• Enable HardDrive Free Fall Protection (selected by default)
• WiFI Radio (selected by default)
• Enable Secure Digital (SD) Card (selected by default)
• Secure Digital (SD) Card Read-Only Mode
• Secure Digital (SD) Card Boot
68 System setup