Fujitsu LifeBook I4177 User Manual

i Series BIOS

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environme nt t o operate your notebook.

The BIOS Setup Utility configures:

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Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices.

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System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

1. Turn on or restart your notebook.

2. Press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.

3. Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings.

Navigating Through The Setup Utility

The BIOS setup utility consists of seven menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, Info, and Exit. This document explains each menu in turn, including all submenus and setup items.

The following procedures a l low you to navigate the setup utility menus:

1. To select a menu, use the cursor keys: .

2. To select a field within a menu or a subme nu, use th e cursor keys: , .

3. To select the different values for each field, press the [Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next higher selection and [F5] or [-] to go to the next lower selection.

4. To act ivate a submenu press the [Enter ] key.

5. To return to a menu from a submenu, press the [Esc] key.

6. To go to the Exit menu from any other menu, press the [Esc] key.

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Selecting a field causes a help message about that field to be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

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Pressing the Enter key with the highlight on a selection that is not a submenu or auto selection will cause a list of all options for tha t item to be displayed. Pres sing the Enter key again will select the highlighted choice.

7. Pressing the [F9] key resets all items in the BIOS to the default values.

8. Pressing the [F10] key saves the current configuration and exits the BIOS Setup Utility. You wil l be asked to verify this selection before it is executed.

9. Pressing the [F1] key gives you a general help screen.

Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure

If there has been a change in the system configuration that does not agree with the parameter settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the system beeps and/or displays an error message after the Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is n o t too severe, it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, as described in the following steps:

1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen:

Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP

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2. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to continue with the boot process and start the operating system anyway, press the [F1] key.

CAUTION

If your notebook emits a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. The Troubleshooting Section includes a list of error messages a nd their meanings.

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If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened.

3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the [F2] key.

4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the system displays the following message:

Warning! Error message [Continue]

5. Press any key to enter the setup utility . The sy stem will then display the Main Menu with current parameters values.

Main Menu

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instructi ons for Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes.

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 for more information.)

The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of

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Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

System Time: [02:34:56] System Date: [11/18/1999]

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Primary Master [FUJITSU MHK2060AT-(PM)] Primary Slave [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2402-(PS)]

Language: [English (US)]

the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use. Note that actual drive labels shown may var y.

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System Time and System Date can also be set from your operating system without using the setup utility. Use the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.

Item Specific Help

Adjust calendar clock.

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu

Figure 1 Main Menu

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F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Men u

Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

System Time: –— –— Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format

of hours:minutes:se co nd s with 2 di gits for each. (HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57. You may change each segment of the time separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Men u

Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.

Menu Field Options Default Description

System Date: –— –— Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year

numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may change each segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.

Primary Master:

Selects Primary Master submenu

The product # of the Hard Drive

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Master submenu

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allowing additional device configuration options for this interface.

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Primary Slave:

Language:

Selects Primary Slave submenu

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English (US)

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Japanese (JP)

The product # of the CD-ROM

[English (US)] The default setting differs between the US/European and the

Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects the Primary Slave submenu allowing additional device configuration options for this interface

Japanese model. Selects the display language for the BIOS.

Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primar y Master subm enu i den tifies what ATA devices are installed.

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Main Menu

Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed.

Primary Master [TOSHIBA MK6014MAP-(PM)]*

Type: [Auto] Cylinders: [12416]

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here. Heads: [15] Sectors: [63] Maximum Capacity: 6007MB

[Auto]

The BIOS auto-types the

drive on boot time. Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors] LBA Mode Control: [Enabled] PIO Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4] DMA Transfer Mode: [Ultra DMA 2]

Except [Auto]

You enter parameters of

the drive.

[None]

The drive is disabled.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

Figure 2 Primary Master Submenu

-/Space Enter

Change Values

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Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Type:

Cylinders:

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Auto

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None

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CD-ROM

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SuperDisk

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Hard Disk

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A number between 0 and 65,535

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type

–— This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed at this connection. Select SuperDisk if a SuperDisk is installed. If Hard Disk is selected, you must specify the number of Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for the drive.

is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

Heads:

Sectors:

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A number between 1 and 16

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A number between 0 and 63

–— This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected. When Hard Disk

is selected, you can change the value. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number.

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Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

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Maximum Capacity:

Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the

parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected.

Multi-Sector Transfers:

LBA Mode Control:

PIO Transfer Mode:

DMA Transfer Mode:

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Disabled

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2 Sectors

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4 Sectors

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8 Sectors

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16 Sectors

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32 Sectors

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64 Sectors

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128 Sectors

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Disabled

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Enabled

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Standard

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Fast PIO 1

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Fast PIO 2

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Fast PIO 3

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Fast PIO 4

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Disabled

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Multiword DMA 1

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Multiword DMA 2

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Ultra DMA 0

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Ultra DMA 1

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Ultra DMA 2

[16 Sectors] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

[Enabled] Enables or disables log ic al Block Addres sin g in plac e o f Cylinder,

[Fast PI0 4] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

[Ultra DMA 2] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

CAUTION

A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CDROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format CD-ROM is used, the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM can never use a C: designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present, since the C: designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive.The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations; however, your application software will use the new designations.

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. MAX refers to the size the disk returns when required.

Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Multi-word DMA is automatically set to mo de 1 fo r Fas t PIO 1, F as t PIO 2, Fa st PIO 3, and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

CAUTION

Be careful of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake.

Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu

The Primary Slav e submen u is for the int ernal CD- ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. You

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Main Menu

will not need to modify these settings, they are displayed for yo ur ref erence.

Note that actual drive labels shown may var y.

Primary Slave [MATSHITADVD-ROM SD-C2402-(PS)]

Type: [Auto]

Item Specific Help

Select ATA/ATAPI drive

installed here. Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] PIO Transfer Mode: [Standard] DMA Transfer Mode: [Disabled]

[Auto]

The BIOS auto-types the

drive on boot time.

Except [Auto]

You enter parameters of

the drive.

[None]

The drive is disabled.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

Figure 3 Primary Slave Submen u

-/Space Enter

Change Values

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Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Type:

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Auto

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None

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CD-ROM

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SuperDisk

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Hard Disk

[Auto] Selects the ATA/ATAPI device type. Select Auto to have the type

automatically identified by the BIOS at POST. If None is selected, all of the following Set-up items do not appear. Select CD-ROM, SuperDisk, or Hard Disk for appropriate drive type installed at this connection.

Multi-Sector Transfers:

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Disabled

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2 Sectors

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4 Sectors

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8 Sectors

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16 Sectors

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32 Sectors

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64 Sectors

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128 Sectors

[Disabled] This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. Specify the

number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer.

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Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Slave Submenu of the Main Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

LBA Mode Control:

PIO Transfer Mode:

DMA Transfer Mode:

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Disabled

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Enabled

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Standard

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Fast PIO 1

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Fast PIO 2

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Fast PIO 3

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Fast PIO 4

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Disabled

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Multiword DMA 1

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Multiword DMA 2

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Ultra DMA 0

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Ultra DMA 1

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Ultra DMA 2

[Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Blo c k Addres sing in place of Cylinder,

[Standard] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

[Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. Autotype

Exiting from Main Menu

When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either e xit fr om the se tup utility, or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.

Head, Sector addressing. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

the drive to select the optimum transfer mode. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected.

Advanced Menu

ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS

The Advanced Menu allows you to:

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Enable or d is a ble support fo r Pl ug & Play operating systems.

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Set the features of the keyboard/mouse.

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Select between the display panel and an external CRT display.

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Enable or disable compensation fo r your di s play.

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Configure PCI devices in your system.

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Configur es USB features.

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Configures DMI Event Logging. Follow the ins tructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes.

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Main Advanced Security Power Boot Info Exit

Plug & Play O/S:

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Keyboard/Mouse Features Video Features Internal Device Configurations PCI Configuration USB Features

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Event Logging

(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 1 for more information.)

The following tabl e s show th e nam es of the menu fields for the Advanced Menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use.

Note that not all fields appear in all configurations; the fields that appear are dependent upon the system CPU.

Item Specific Help

[Yes]

[No] The BIOS configures also non-boot devices. Select if you are using a non-Plug & Play OS or a non-ACPI OS.

[Yes] The BIOS configures only boot devices.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

-/Space

Figure 4 Advanced Menu

Change Values

Enter

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Select Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

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Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Ad vanc ed Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Plug & Play O/S:

Keyboard/Mouse Features

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Yes

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[Yes] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system.

Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices.

–— –— When selected, opens the Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu,

which allows setting external and internal keyboard and mouse parameters.

Video Features –— –— When selected, opens the Video Features submenu, which allows

setting of the display parameters, including routing of video signals to different displays.

Internal Device Configurations

–— –— When selected, opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu,

which allows enabling or disabling the Floppy Disk and IDE Controllers.

PCI Configurations –— –— When selected, opens additional menus to configure PC I devi ces.

USB Features –— –— When selected, opens the USB Features submenu, which allows

enabling or disabling of Lega cy Floppy Emulation.

Event Logging –— –— When selected, opens the event logging submenu.

Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu

The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setti n g the parameters of the integra t ed a nd exter n a l mouse and keyboard.

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Advanced Security Power Savings Exit

Advanced Menu

Keyboard/Mouse Features

Numlock: Internal Pointing Device:

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item Select Menu

Figure 5 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu

[Auto] [Manual Setting]

-/Space

Change Values

Enter

Select Sub-Menu

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Item Specific Help

Select power-on state for Numlock.

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit

T able 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu

Menu Field Options Default Description

Numlock:

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Auto

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Off

[Auto] Sets the NumLock function state when the computer

completes booting.

Internal Pointing Device:

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Manual Setting

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Always Enabled

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Always Disabled

[Manual Setting] Sets the device controlling the mouse cursor on the screen. Manual

Setting allows the device to be enabled or disabled by a Hot Key. Always Enabled makes the pointing device always enabled whether there is an external mouse or not. Always Disabled makes the pointing device always disabled whether there is an external mouse or not.

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