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ASUS Notebook PC User’s Manual

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Item Specific Help

System Time: [17:15:00]

System Date: [01/19/2000]

Diskette A: 1.44MB

IDE Primary Master [IBM-DBCA-206480-(PM)]

IDE Primary Slave [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2302]

Video Display Device: [AUTO]

System Memory 640 KB

Extended Memory 64512 KB

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or

<Enter> selects field.

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Item Specific Help

System Time: [17:15:00]

System Date: [01/19/2000]

Diskette A: 1.44MB

IDE Primary Master [IBM-DBCA-206480-(PM)]

IDE Primary Slave [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2302]

Video Display Device: [AUTO]

System Memory 640 KB

Extended Memory 64512 KB

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or

<Enter> selects field.

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Item Specific HelpIDE Primary Master [IBM-DBCA-206480-(PM)]

Auto = autotypes

hard-disk drive

installed here.

None = force setting no

IDE device.

CD-ROM = a CD-ROM drive

is installed here.

User = you enter

parameters of hard-disk

drive installed at this

connection.

Type: [Auto]

CHS Format

Cylinders: [13424]

Heads [ 15]

Sectors: [63]

Maximum Capacity: 6495MB

LBA Format

Total Sectors: 12685680

Maximum Capacity: 6495MB

Multi-Sector Transfers: [16 Sectors]

LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]

32 Bit I/O: [Enabled]

Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]

Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]

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Item Specific HelpIDE Primary Slave [TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2302]

Type: [Auto]

Multi-Sector Transfers: [Disabled]

LBA Mode Control: [Disabled]

32 Bit I/O: [Disabled]

Transfer Mode: [Standard]

Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]

This setting enables

or disables 32 bit IDE

data transfers.

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Item Specific Help

Installed O/S: [Win98/2000]

I/O Device Configuration

Large Disk Access Mode: [Normal]

TV Mode: [NTSC]

Internal Pointing Device: [Enabled]

Num Lock: [Off]

Local Bus IDE adapter: [Primary]

Anti-Virus Feature: [Enabled]

QuickBoot Mode: [Enabled]

Select the operating

system installed

on your system which

you will use most

commonly.

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Item Specific HelpI/O Device Configuration

Seral port A: [User]

Base I/O address: [3F8 IRQ4]

IR Port [User]

Base I/O address: [2F8 IRQ3]

Mode: [FIR]

DMA channel: [DMA 3]

Parallel Port: [User]

Mode: [Bi-directional]

Base I/O address: [378/IRQ7]

Configure serial port A

using options:

Auto

[OS configuration]

User

[USER configuration]

Disabled

[NO configuration]

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Set password to enable

system security

System Boot Entry:

Set Password: [Enter]

Password checking: [Disabled]

Hard Disk Unlock:

Set Password: [Enter]

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Item Specific Help

Power Savings: [Customized]

Suspend Mode: [Save To RAM]

Standby Timeout: [Off]

Auto Suspend Timeout: [Off]

Hard Disk Timeout: [Disabled]

Video Timeout: [Disabled]

Resume On Modem Ring: [On]

Beep On Battery Low: [Enabled]

Maximum Power Savings

conserves the greatest

amount of system power

while Maximum

Performance conserves

power but allows

greatest system

performance . To alter

these settings , choose

Customize . To turn off

power management,

choose Disabled.

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Item Specific Help

1. [Removable Devices]

2. [Hard Drive]

3. [ATAPI CD-ROM Drive] Use <↑> or <↓> to

select a device, then

press <+> to move it up

the list, or <-> to

move it down the list.

Press <Esc> to exit

this menu.

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Item Specific Help

Exit Saving Changes

Exit Discarding Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Discard Changes

Save Changes

Exit System Setup and

save your changes to

CMOS.

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