Acer TravelMate a550 - Manual (Page 77)

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System Devices
The System Devices screen contains parameters involving your
hardware devices.
The table below describes the parameters in the screen. Settings in
boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Parameter Description
Pointing Device Determines whether or not to disable the internal
touchpad if a PS/2 pointing device is connected.
Options: Simultaneous or Auto-Selected
Ext. Keyboard “Fn” Allows you to simulate an Fn key on an external
keyboard by pressing the left Ctrl+left Alt keys.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
IDE Controller Enables or disables the primary or secondary IDE
controller or both.
Options: Both, Primary or Disabled
FDD Controller Enables or disables the floppy drive controller.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
Parallel Port Enables or disables the parallel port.
Options: Enabled or Disabled
IRQ Sets the interrupt request of the parallel port.
Options: IRQ 7 or IRQ 5
Item Specific Help
Pointing Device:
Ext. Keyboard “Fn”:
IDE Controller:
FDD Controller:
Parallel Port:
Interrupt:
Mode:
Base I/O address:
DMA channel:
VGA Frame Buffer Size:
[Simultaneous]
[Enabled]
[Both]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[IRQ 7]
[ECP]
[378]
[DMA 3]
[16 Mb]
Main Security Others Boot Exit System Devices
F1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select > Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
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