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Parallel mode, Pointing device, Power management – Dell Latitude CSx H User Manual

Page 82: Primary hard drive, Primary password, Microprocessor

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A change to Keyboard Click takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).

 Microprocessor

Microprocessor displays the type and speed of the microprocessor installed on your computer's system board. No user-selectable settings are
available for this option.

 Parallel Mode

Parallel Mode controls whether the computer's integrated parallel port acts as a Personal System/2 (PS/2)-compatible (Bidirectional) port,
Advanced Technology (AT)-compatible (Normal) port, or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)-compatible port. The default for Parallel Mode is
ECP.

The Microsoft

® Windows® 95 and Windows 98 operating systems use ECP protocol automatically if it detects an ECP-compatible device.

Set this option according to the type of device connected to the parallel port. To determine the correct mode to use, see the documentation that
came with the device.   

Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and its assigned LPT address, freeing its interrupt for another device to use.

For a change in Parallel Mode to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

 Pointing Device

Pointing Device enables and disables the computer's touch pad.

Settings for this option are:

l

Touch Pad-PS/2 Mouse (the default)
  

l

Serial Mouse

— Disables the touch pad and allows you to use a mouse connected to the serial connector on the I/O port

If you want to use a serial mouse, you must first set the Pointing Device option to Serial Mouse.

For a change in Pointing Device to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

 Power Management

Power Management (Page 4 of the System Setup screens) allows you to enable or disable power conservation features when the computer is
being powered by a battery or AC power.

If you want to use any of the time-out options while using battery power, set Battery to Enabled. If you want to use the time-out options while using
AC power, set AC to Enabled.

A change to Power Management takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).

 Primary Hard Drive

Primary Hard Drive displays the capacity of your computer's hard-disk drive. No user-selectable settings are available for this option.

 Primary Password

Primary Password displays the current status of the primary password and allows you to assign or change this password.

Settings for this option are:

l

Disabled (the default)

— Indicates that no primary password is assigned

l

Enabled

— Indicates that a primary password is currently assigned

NOTE: The ECP setting also works for most software written for the AT and PS/2 modes. Devices that use ECP mode may come with
special drivers that need to be installed in order to use these modes.