Commonly Used Options; Changing Printer Modes; Changing Com Ports - Dell Inspiron 8200 Manual

System Setup Program: Dell Inspiron 8200
The screens display such information as:
System configuration
Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings
Basic device configuration settings
Battery charge status
Power management settings
System security and hard-drive password settings

Commonly Used Options

HINT: Certain options require that you reboot the computer for new settings to
take effect.
To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and press
Enabled items appear as white and display a small triangle to the left; disabled
items appear blue or dimmed without a triangle.

Changing Printer Modes

Set the Parallel Mode option according to the type of printer or device connected to
the parallel connector. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation
that came with the device.
Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and the port's LPT
address, freeing its interrupt for another device to use.

Changing COM Ports

Serial Port allows you to map the serial port COM address or disable the serial port
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