NEC VERSA P - Drives; Keyboard; Power

Setup and Operation 2-13
Drives
Sets the diskette drive and/or hard disk drive parameters, plus system security features.
These parameters should be changed when the Docking Station is connected to the system
or when the hard disk drive is replaced.
Specific drive menu options include the following:
n IDE Hard Disk Interface  Disables the built-in IDE controller, making the
Docking Station II's IDE controller the primary controller if the system is docked.
n Diskette Boot  Allows user to disable booting from diskette drive, or enable
booting from the diskette drive.
n PCMCIA boot  Enables startup from a SRAM PCMCIA card.
Keyboard
This menu controls keyboard and password options. These options include:
n Typematic Rate  Sets the key repeat speed.
n NumLock Boot Status  Controls NumLock boot status at power-on.
n System Password  Sets the system password. The system boots only after the
system password is entered.
n Keyboard Lock Hot Keys  This option only appears as an Auto Setup menu
item after the system password is set. The keyboard, mouse and pen lock when
Cntrl-Alt-Backspace is entered. The system remains locked until the system
password is entered.
Power
Selects the power management features. Remember that these features are inoperative when
the system is connected to the optional Docking Station.
Set the power management level to “High” for maximum power savings, “Low” for minimal
savings and “Off” to turn off all power management timers.
It is possible to customize the amount of time before local devices shut down to conserve
power by setting these timeout values:
n Automatic Suspend
n Hard Disk Timer
n LCD Panel Timer.
The following power management options are available:
n Suspend Mode  Suspend/Resume stores all necessary system information in
RAM, shuts down all local devices, and stops the processor clock.