NEC POWERMATE 8100 Series, Service And Reference Manual

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System Configuration 2-13
Advanced Menu
Selecting Advanced from the Main menu displays a menu with the following
options.
Plug & Play O/S
The Plug and Play field indicates if the computer’s operating system is
configured to use Plug and Play devices. Yes is the default setting if using an
operating system with Plug and Play (Windows 95 and Windows 98). No is the
default setting if using an operating system without Plug and Play (Windows NT
4.0 or other operating systems).
Reset Configuration Data
Select Yes to clear the PCI/PnP configuration data stored in FLASH ROM on
the next system reboot. A Yes setting reverts to the No setting after reboot. The
default setting is No.
Numlock
This field controls whether the Num Lock key on the keyboard is On or Off at
bootup. Auto sets NumLock to the same setting it had before the system was
rebooted. The default setting is Auto.
Peripheral Configuration
This menu configures peripheral devices as they are added, removed, or
changed. Use the fields in the following table to configure the system when
making any peripheral changes.
Peripheral Configuration Parameters
Menu Item Settings and Description
Serial Port A Settings: Enabled (default), Auto, Disabled.
Auto enables the device but the BIOS does not place its
resources unless the Plug and Play OS option in the BIOS is
set to No.
Selecting Enabled enables Base I/O Address and Interrupt.
Base I/O Address Settings: 3F8 (default), 2F8, 3E8, 2E8.
An asterisk (*) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
This option only appears if Serial Port A is set to Enabled.
Interrupt Settings: IRQ3, IRQ4 (default).
An asterisk (*) displayed next to an address indicates a
conflict with another device.
This option only appears if Serial Port A is set to Enabled.