System Devices - Acer TravelMate a-550 Series User Manual

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System Devices

The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your
hardware devices.
Main
Pointing Device:
Ext. Keyboard "Fn":
IDE Controller:
FDD Controller:
Parallel Port:
VGA Frame Buffer Size:
F1 Help
Esc Exit
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in
boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Parameter
Pointing Device
Ext. Keyboard "Fn"
IDE Controller
FDD Controller
Parallel Port
IRQ
System Devices
Security
[Simultaneous]
[Enabled]
[Both]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
Interrupt:
[IRQ 7]
Mode:
[ECP]
Base I/O address:
[378]
DMA channel:
[DMA 3]
[16 Mb]
↑↓
Select Item
F5/F6 Change Values
←→
Select Menu
Enter Select > Sub-Menu
Description
Determines whether or not to disable the internal
touchpad if a PS/2 pointing device is connected.
Options: Simultaneous or Auto-Selected
Allows you to simulate an Fn key on an external
keyboard by pressing the left Ctrl+left Alt keys.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
Enables or disables the primary or secondary IDE
controller or both.
Options: Both, Primary or Disabled
Enables or disables the floppy drive controller.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
Enables or disables the parallel port.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
Options: IRQ 7 or IRQ 5
Others
Boot
Exit
Item Specific Help
F9
Setup Defaults
F10 Save and Exit
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