User manual ASUS F74

[. . . ] NOTEBOOK PC USER'S MANUAL Product Name: Notebook PC Manual Revision: 1. 01 E356 Release Date: September 1999 2 Notebook PC User's Manual FCC and DOC Safety Statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: · · This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] To call up a sub-menu, simply move the cursor to highlight the field and press [Enter]. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the [Esc] key to return to the main menu. Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub-menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set default hot key. While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. Notebook PC User's Manual 33 IV. BIOS Software BIOS Setup Program (Cont') General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing [F1] or the [Alt] + [H] combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions. Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Refer to the Exit Menu Section of this Section for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program. When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, this indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use the [PgUp] and [PgDn] keys or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document. Press the Home key to display the first page, press End to go to the last page. To exit the help window, press the [Enter] or the [Esc] key. Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears: Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Boot Exit Item Specific Help System Time: System Date: Diskette A: IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Video Display Device: System Memory Extended Memory [08:18:19] [09/14/1998] 1. 44MB [3242MB] [CD-ROM] [LCD & CRT] 640 KB 31744 KB <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field . IV. BIOS Software F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item Select Menu Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 34 Notebook PC User's Manual Main Menu (Cont') System Time Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). Use the [Tab] or [Shift] + [Tab] keys to move between the hour, minute, and second fields. System Date Sets your system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). Use the [Tab] or [Shift] + [Tab] keys to move between the month, day, and year fields. Diskette A This is a display-only field. The information is set for the type of floppy drive installed. IDE Primary Master (see Main Sub-Menu) IDE Primary Slave (see Main Sub-Menu) Video Display Device (see Main Sub-Menu) This field allows you to select the video display type, either autodetect LCD/CRT, or only use the Notebook PC's LCD panel, or only use an external CRT monitor. [LCD & CRT] [LCD] [CRT] System Memory IV. BIOS Software This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. [. . . ] Using In addition to reducing the CPU clock, this mode puts devices including the LCD backlight in their lower active state. The Notebook PC enters Standby mode when the system remains idle for a specified amount of time. The timeout can be set through the BIOS Setup. To resume system operation, press any key on the keyboard, touchpad, or external mouse (or moving the mouse). Notebook PC User's Manual 65 Power Management Modes (Cont') A Customized Power-saving Example The timeout settings for System Standby, Auto Suspend, Hard Disk Off, and Video Off specify the amount of time the system must be inactive before the next power management level is enabled. [. . . ]