User manual ASUS BM5268

[. . . ] 9 Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 I/O Device Configuration (sub-menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically, select [AUTO]. Type: [Auto] Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE type drive. This option only works with standard built-in IDE drives. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. To configure a drive manually, select User Type HDD. Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select None. Set the type to CD-ROM to support a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Translation Method Translation method allows you to select the sector addressing method. Match Partition Table is recommended if there is already an OS on the hard drive you are installing to this Notebook PC. Manual allows you to specify cylinders, heads, and sectors. CPU Frequency [100] This sets the current external CPU frequency. You can select higher frequencies in order to overclock the CPU (increase performance). Be aware that overclocking the CPU will put increased stress on the CPU which may cause computer crashes or shortened life of the CPU. The configuration options are: [100]. . . [140] Dram Timing [Normal] This sets the current memory frequency. You can select slower or faster frequencies in order to decrease or increase performance. Be aware that overclocking the memory will put increased stress on the memory which may cause computer crashes or shortened life of the memory. The configuration options are: [Safe] [Normal] [Fast] [Extreme] Internal Touchpad [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] >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. 11 5 Configuring the BIOS I/O Device Configuration (sub-menu) I/O Device Configuration Item Specific Help IR Port DMA Channel Parallel Port Mode ECP DMA Select [2F8H/IRQ3] [1] [378H/IRQ7] [ECP] [3] <Enter> to select the I/O Address & IRQ for Infrared. NOTE: The presence of sub-items in this menu is dependent on certain relevant settings. WARNING!Changing the default address and IRQ settings for Serial Port or Parallel Port can cause conflicts with other system devices or installed peripherals. IR Port [2F8H/IRQ3] This field allows you to configure the Notebook PC's serial COM1 port. The configuration options are: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ3] [Disabled] DMA Channel: [1] The DMA Channel field allows you to configure the Parallel port DMA Channel for the selected ECP mode. [. . . ] Follow the instructions shown on the screen. 16 Configuring the BIOS 5 Boot Menu The Boot menu allows the user to specify the order in which the Notebook PC is to check for a device to boot the system. To make changes, select Boot from the menu bar and the following screen appears: Item Specific Help 1. Other Boot Device Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Legacy Floppy] [IC25N030ATDA04-0] [UJDA340] [INT18 Device (Network)] [Disabled] Boot Sequence: <Enter> to select the device. To select the boot sequence, use the up or down arrow. [. . . ]