Simple BIOS utility settings
The BIOS can be used to set your notebook's system parameters. The system date, time, power settings and other functions are set in the BIOS. This information is stored on a non-volatile, battery-backed CMOS RAM. This simply means that the settings are saved even when the notebook itself is switched off.Menu | Menu Items |
Main | Date, Time |
Advanced | Advanced Chipset Control, shared memory, TV Output, Parallel Port type and mode, COM ports. |
Security | BIOS Password |
Power | Enable Power Saving, Low Power saving, Medium Power saving, High Power saving, Customize, Suspend Controls, Resume Timer, Enable Modem Ring Resume, Enable battery Low suspend. |
Boot | Boot sequence |
Exit | Save and Exit, Exit (no save), Default settings, Discard changes, Save (no exit) |
Keys | Action |
Arrow / Right Arrow | Moves from one menu to another |
Up/Down arrows | Scroll up and down through the options of a menu. Also, when an option is selected, these keys scroll through the available settings. |
Enter | Selects an option you wish to change. |
Main Menu
Item | Setting/Option | Function | |
Date and Time | Day/Month/Year Hour/Minute/Second |
Sets the date and time |
Advanced Menu
Item | Setting/Options | Function | |
Advanced Chipset Control | VGA Share Memory | 2 mb | The amount of installed memory which is to be used for the VGA display |
4 mb | |||
8 mb | |||
16 mb | |||
32 mb | |||
64 mb | |||
Hi-Vision TV | S-Video NTSC | Select the type of television which is being used with the TV-Out port | |
S-Video PAL | |||
I/O Device Configuration | Parellel Port | Disabled | No Configuration |
Enabled | User Configuration (user sets Parallel Port mode) | ||
Auto | BIOS or OS chooses configuration | ||
(OS Controlled) | Displayed when controlled by the Operating System | ||
Parallel Port Mode | Output only | If the Parallel Port is User Configured, these are the available options | |
Bi Directional | |||
ECP | |||
EPP |
Boot Menu
Item | Setting/Option | Function | |
Boot Device | 1st Boot Device | Hard Disk C | Specify the system's first choice for the boot drive |
CD-ROM drive | |||
Diskette A | |||
2nd Boot Device | Hard Disk C | Specify the system's second choice for the boot drive | |
CD-ROM Drive | |||
Diskette A | |||
3rd Boot Device | Hard Disk C | Specify the system's third choice for the boot drive | |
CD-ROM Drive | |||
Diskette A |
Item | Setting/Option | Function | |
Enable Power Saving | Disabled | Control or customise the power saving features of your notebook | |
Customize | |||
Maximum Power | Maximum Performance | ||
Disk Standby | Disabled | The Hard Disk will enter standby mode if it is not accessed within the specified period. Hard Disk power will be restored when the disk drive is accessed | |
1 min | |||
2 min | |||
4 min | |||
6 min | |||
8 min | |||
10 min | |||
15 min | |||
Suspend Controls | Power Button Function | Power On/Off | The Power Button is used to turn the system on or off. |
Suspend/Resume | Pressing the power button for more than four seconds will generate a power button override event to switch the system from a working state to the off state. | ||
Suspend Type | Suspend to disk | Specify the suspend mode for power management | |
Suspend to RAM | |||
Resume Timer | Resume Month/Day/Hour/Minute | The system will resume at the specified time (month, day, hour and minute) | |
Enable Modem ring resume | Enable | Resume the system when a modem ring is detected | |
Disable | Disable the above | ||
Enable battery low beep | Enable | The notebook will beep when the battery is critically low. | |
Disable | Disable the above |
Item | Function |
Save and Exit | Save the current settings and reboot the system |
Exit | Exit without saving any of the changes |
Default Settings | Restore the default factory settings (the original ROM settings) |
Discard Settings | Resets any changes you may have made in the BIOS back to what they were before you started. |