Diskette A; Total Memory; Video Memory; Peripherals Menu Options - Dell Latitude LM Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

Diskette A

identifies the type of diskette drive being
DISKETTE A
used by the computer. This option has no user-selectable
settings.
means there is a diskette drive in the options
1.44 MB, 3.5
bay.
means the diskette drive is being used as
EXTERNAL FDD
an external device.

Total Memory

displays the amount of dynamic random-
TOTAL MEMORY
access memory (DRAM) installed in the computer. Each
computer comes standard with 8 MB of this system
memory. This option has no user-selectable settings. The
amount of memory displayed changes if you install or
remove memory configurations.

Video Memory

displays the amount of video memory
VIDEO MEMORY
installed in the computer. This option has no user-
selectable settings.

Peripherals Menu Options

The following subsections explain each option in the
Peripherals menu of the Setup program (Figure 2-2). The
2-4 Dell Latitude LM Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
same information is also available in the topic titled
"Peripherals Menu" in the online System User's Guide.

Integrated Peripherals

Press < > when this option is highlighted to call up
ENTER
the Integrated Peripherals submenu.

Serial Port

lets you map the address of the serial port
SERIAL PORT
to avoid address conflicts with other devices or disable
the port for security. The default setting is
possible settings are
DISABLED
.
AUTO
If you are using Windows 95 and this option is set to
, the operating system can remap the port automati-
AUTO
cally to avoid address conflicts with other devices. If any
other setting is used, this automatic mapping does not
occur.
If you are using Windows 3.x and this option is set to
the serial port is automatically set to the default,
When mapping the serial port, be careful not to create a
conflict with the infrared port. Table 2-1 shows the avail-
able serial port mappings.
. Other
COM1
, , , , and
COM2 COM3 COM4
AUTO
.
COM1
,