Setup and Operation 2-31
Table 2-7 Setup Parameters (cont’d)
Parameter
Default Setting
Alternate Setting(s)
Peripheral Setup
Serial Port
Parallel Port
Parallel Mode
IR Serial Port
TV Mode
Sound
Sound IRQ
SB-compatible DMA
Full Duplex Mode
DMA
Docking Station MIDI
(MPU-401)*
Docking Station
Joystick*
Auto
Auto
ECP
Auto
NTSC
Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto
Disabled
COM1/IRQ4
COM2/IRQ3
COM3/IRQ4
COM4/IRQ3
Disabled
LPT1/LPT2
Uni-Directional/Bi-Directional/EPP
Disabled
COM3/IRQ9
COM2/IRQ3,COM4/IRQ3
PAL
Disabled/220h/240/260/280
IRQ5***/7/9/10/11
DMA #0/DMA #1***
DMA #0/DMA #3***
300h/310h/320h/330h/Disabled
****
Disabled
*
Visible or available only when notebook is docked.
** Can only be modified when power management is set to Custom.
*** Default options when sound setup is set to User Defined.
**** If the docking station joystick is set to Auto, use I/O Address 201.
BIOS Setup Menus
Read the following descriptions for explanations of items that appear in the BIOS Setup
menus, as listed in the preceding table. See the item-specific help that appears on the Setup
screen for more details.
Standard CMOS Setup
When you select the Standard CMOS Setup screen you will see system Time and system
Date parameters, as well as drive parameters.
Date — Set your NEC Versa’s calendar month, day and year. The calendar clock
is year 2000-compliant. These settings remain in memory even after you turn off
system power.
To set the date use the
Tab
or arrow keys to move from field to field. Use the
PgUp
or
PgDn
key to change the numbers within each field.
Time — Set the time, enter the current hour, minute, and second in hr/min/sec,
24-hour format.
To set the time use the
Tab
or arrow keys to move from field to field. Use the
PgUp
or
PgDn
key to change the numbers within each field.
