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5. BIOS Setup
Installed O/S: [Win95/98/2000]
This field gives operating system information to the BIOS so that plug and play information can be
set accordingly. Select the appropriate operating system or select “Other” if your operating system
is not listed. [Other] [Win95/98/2000]
>I/O Device Configuration: (see next section)
Pressing [Enter] when this field is highlighted calls up a sub-menu for configuring the Notebook
PC’s serial and parallel ports. See the Advanced sub-menu for descriptions of each sub-menu items.
Large Disk Access Mode: [Normal]
Specifies the type of operating system in use. The default, Normal, should be always used unless
UNIX or Novell Netware is being used. Available configurations are:[Large] [Normal]
NOTE: The Large Disk Access mode controls how the disk controller accesses the disk volume.
Setting the option to Large may cause the hardware not to recognize DOS, Windows or other DOS
based operating system disk formats.
Advanced Menu
Selecting Advanced from the main menu bar display the Advanced menu as shown below.
Item Specific Help
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
Installed O/S: [Win95/98/2000]
I/O Device Configuration
Large Disk Access Mode: [Normal]
Display Expansion: [Enabled]
Internal Pointing Device: [Enabled]
Num Lock: [Auto]
Anti-Virus Feature: [Enabled]
QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled]
Select the operating
system installed
on your system which
you will use most
commonly.
Note: An incorrect
setting can cause
some operating
systems to display
unexpected behavior.