Peripheral Setup; Other Bios Setup Options - NEC Versa Sxi Series Service And Reference Manual

Peripheral Setup

The Peripheral Setup menu displays the connection locations between the system and the
Input/Output (I/O) ports and lets you specify different port assignments as needed.
Parameter
USB Controller
Internal Hard Drive
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Parallel Mode
IR Serial Port
Note
If you disable a device in Peripheral Setup, you cannot enable or assign it using the
Windows device manager. The device will not be listed in the Windows device list. To control the
device using the Windows device manager, select any setting other than Disabled in Peripheral
Setup.
Peripheral Setup allows you to define the following functions.
USB Controller — Enables or disables the USB controller.
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Internal Hard Drive — Enables or disables the IDE controller.
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Serial Port — Disables the port or changes its IRQ and COM port assignment.
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Parallel Port/Parallel Mode — Enables, disables, or reassigns the parallel port and selects a
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parallel port mode.
IR Serial Port — Enables, disables or reassigns the IR serial port.
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Other BIOS Setup Options

BIOS Setup offers other options, including the following:
Change Language Setting — Controls the BIOS setup language display. English and French
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are the available options.
Refresh Battery — Launches the Refresh Battery utility. Once launched, the utility fully
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discharges your battery to eliminate any residual memory effect. Once refreshed, your
battery is conditioned to recharge to its full capacity. To recharge the battery, connect your
NEC Versa to AC power. This process may take up to four hours to complete.
Auto Configuration with Defaults — Loads default settings.
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Save Settings and Exit — Accepts changes made to current settings, saves to CMOS, and
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exits BIOS Setup.
Exit Without Saving — Reverts to previously selected settings and exits Setup.
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2-18 System Configuration and Setup
Peripheral Setup
Default Setting
Enabled
Both
Auto
Auto
Bi-Dir
Disabled
Alternate Setting(s)
Disabled
Disabled, Primary,
Secondary
Disabled
COM1,IRQ4/COM2,IRQ3
COM3,IRQ4/COM4,IRQ3
Disabled/LPT1/LPT2
Uni-Directional/ECP/EPP
Auto
COM2,IRQ3/COM3,IRQ4/
COM4,IRQ3