User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE A500

[. . . ] To select a menu, use the cursor keys: [ 2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the cursor keys: [ ], [ ]. To select the different values for each field, press the [Spacebar] or [+] to change to the next lower selection and [F5] or [-] to go to the next higher selection. To activate a submenu press the [Enter] key. [. . . ] When Battery Optimized is selected, CPU power requirements are optimized for battery operation. When Automatic is selected, the CPU speed is determined by the power source used. Enables or disables the Execute Disable Bit feature. Disabled Enabled Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Maximum Performance Battery Optimized Automatic Enabled Disabled [Battery Optimized] On AC: [Maximum Performance] XD Bit functionality: [Enabled] 13 LifeBook Q2000 Series BIOS USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB drive. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help USB Features Legacy USB Support SCSI SubClass Support: [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] The feature is disabled. [Enabled] Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and USB devices are available without USB aware OS. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 8. USB Features Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Legacy USB Support: Options Default [Enabled] Description When Enabled is selected, Legacy USB Emulation is enabled and the USB devices are available without a USB-aware OS. When Disabled is selected, Legacy USB support is disabled. When Enabled is selected, USB devices that belong to the SCSI subclass in the mass storage class (e. g. , USB Memory Key) are enabled. Note that enabling this feature may cause the system to hang during POST, depending on the device that is connected. Disabled Enabled SCSI SubClass Support: Disabled Enabled [Enabled] 14 Advanced Menu Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume, video memory size, and Hardware Power Management. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Miscellaneous Configurations Power Button: Wake up on LAN: Force LAN Boot: Volume Setting: UMA Video Memory Size: Hardware Power Management: [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Middle] [128MB] [Enabled] Configures the power button. *ACPI OS ignores this setting. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 9. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Power Button: Options Default [Disabled] Description Selecting Disabled disables the power button. Selecting Power Off allows you to turn off system power with the power button. Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password may be up to eight characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). To cancel a password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets, changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password may be up to eight characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). To cancel a password press [Enter] key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot set a password shorter than the minimum length. [. . . ] NOTE: Be aware that if you use the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device, certain files may be overwritten, depending upon your operating environment. Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot Menu, you can either exit from the setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys. 24 Info Menu INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info Menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those fields. [. . . ]