BIOS Utilities
5 - 8 Advanced Menu
5
I/O Device Configuration (Advanced Menu)
The sub-menus under this item include options to configure the
Serial port A
(Serial Mouse)
and Parallel (Printer) port
. These can be left to the default
settings, however you may wish to use certain devices that require settings to
be adjusted accordingly. Check the documentation for any such devices to see
what settings are required.
Boot Logo Screen (Advanced Menu)
This menu item allow s you to enable/disable the Boot Logo Screen as the
computer starts up (it is “
Disabled
” by default). This will affect what sort of
POST screen you see.
Hyper-Threading Technology (Advanced Menu)
Enable Hyper-Threading (it is “
Enabled
” by default) to increase performance
of your computer depending on the hardware and software you use (all the
processor options in this notebook series support Hyper Threading Technolo-
gy - see
“Processor Types” on page A - 1
).
Hyper Threading is supported
fully in Windows XP, but it is strongly recommended you DO NOT en-
able this option in
Windows 2000
.
Once you have enabled Hyper-Thread-
ing, DO NOT disable the option. (If you do disable the option you will
need to reinstall your operating system.)
Summary of Contents for D87P
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Page 20: ...XVIII Preface ...
Page 44: ...Introduction 1 24 1 ...
Page 68: ...Using The Computer 2 24 2 ...
Page 110: ...Drivers Utilities 4 16 4 ...
Page 136: ...Upgrading The Computer 6 12 6 ...
Page 143: ...Options The Wireless LAN Module 7 7 7 Figure 7 3 Wireless LAN Screens WinXP ...
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