Advanced Menu - Asus M1A User Manual

4. Using the Notebook PC

Advanced Menu

Selecting Advanced from the main menu bar display the Advanced menu as shown below.
>I/O Device Configuration (described on next page)
Pressing [Enter] when this field is highlighted calls up a sub-menu for configuring the Notebook PC's
serial and parallel ports.
Processor Serial Number [Disabled]
The Processor Serial Number is a unique number that is added to every Pentium III processor to help
verify the identity of the user across the Internet. Set this field to [Enabled] when you need increased
security for doing business online or e-commerce. Otherwise, leave it to its default setting of [Disabled]
for greater anonymity when surfing the Internet. [Disabled] prohibits any software from reading the
unique identifier of the installed processor. The configuration options are: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Internal Pointing Device [Enabled]
This allows you to turn ON or OFF the Notebook PC's built-in touchpad. Some external pointing
devices have extra functions that may not function without turning OFF the Notebook PC's touchpad.
The configuration options are: [Enabled] [Disabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and
fourth time. The configuration options are: [Disabled] [Enabled]
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I/O Device Configuration
Processor Serial Number [Disabled]
Internal Pointing Device [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
Item Specific Help
<Enter> to go to the
sub-menu.