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BIOS Setup 10
Advanced Menu Options 3
Options in the Advanced menu are described in Table 3-3.
Table 3-3. BIOS Setup Advanced Menu Options
Option Settings Description
Plug & Play OS No
Yes
Determines whether BIOS support for Plug and Play
device configuration is enabled.
Select [Yes] if your operating system supports Plug
and Play configuration. Select [No] if your operating
system does not support Plug and Play
configuration. (Windows 98 and Windows 2000
support Plug and Play configuration.)
If this option is set to [Yes], the BIOS only enables
devices required to boot the system; further
configuration is performed by the operating system.
Protected Device Configurations No
Yes
Select [Yes] to prevent a Plug and Play operating
system from changing device configuration settings.
Select [No] to allow a Plug and Play operating
system to configure system devices.
Serial/Parallel Port
Configurations Submenu
Enter this submenu to configure peripheral
interfaces. (See “Serial/Parallel Port Configurations
Submenu Options” on page 11 for details.)
Keyboard/Mouse
Features Submenu
Enter this submenu to configure the system
keyboard and mouse. (See ““Keyboard/Mouse
Features Submenu Options” on page 13 for details).
Video Features Submenu Enter this submenu to configure system resources
for the video controller. (See “Video Features
Submenu Options” on page 14 for details.)
Internal Device
Configurations Submenu
Enter this menu to configure additional device
controllers. (See “Internal Device Configurations
Submenu Options” on page 15 for details.)
PCI Configurations Submenu Enter this menu to reserve specific IRQs for use by
ISA devices. (See “PCI Configuration Submenu
Options” on page 16 for details.)
CPU Features Submenu Enter this submenu to change CPU serial number
features. (See “CPU Features Submenu Options” on
page 17 for details).
Event Logging Submenu Enter this submenu to view the Event Log features.
(See “Event Logging Submenu Options” on page 17
for details).
Hotpad Disabled
Enabled
This setting determines whether the following
hotpads are enabled: Speaker On/Mute, Volume Up/
Down, Display Select, and Brightness Up/Down.