Peripheral Setup; Other Bios Setup Options - NEC Versa Note VX 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
AC'97 Audio
Internal Hard Drive
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Parallel Mode
IR Serial Port
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Appears only when configured by the Windows 98 or Windows 95 device manager.
Peripheral Setup allows you to define the following functions.
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USB Controller — Enables or disables the USB controller.
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AC'97 Audio — Enables or disables the internal sound.
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Internal Hard Drive — Enables or disables the internal hard drive.
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Serial Port — Disables the port or changes its address assignment.
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Parallel Port/Parallel Mode — Disables or reassigns the parallel port and select a
parallel port mode.
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IR Serial Port — Enables, disables, or reassigns the IR serial port.

Other BIOS Setup Options

BIOS Setup offers other options, including the following:
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Change Language Setting — Controls the BIOS setup language display. English and
Japanese are the available options.
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Refresh Battery — Launches the Refresh Battery utility. Once launched, the utility fully
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 Versa Note VX to AC power. This process may take up to four hours to complete.
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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 exits BIOS Setup.
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Exit Without Saving — Reverts to previously selected settings and exits Setup.
Peripheral Setup
Default Setting
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Auto
Auto
Bi-Directional
Disabled
System Configuration and Setup 2-17
Alternate Setting(s)
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled/(PnP OS Setup
COM1,IRQ4/COM2,IRQ3
COM3,IRQ4/COM4,IRQ3
Disabled/LPT1/LPT2
1
(PnP OS Setup )
Uni-Directional/ECP/EPP
1
Auto/(PnP OS Setup )
COM2,IRQ3/COM3,IRQ4/
COM4,IRQ3
1
)