Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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Customizing System Features 2-5PS/2 MouseThe default setting is Enabled. Select Disabled when youwant to attach a serial mouse to the computer.NOTE: Before connecting or disconnecting a PS/2mouse, turn off your computer. After you connect a PS/2mouse and turn your computer back on, the externalmouse is automatically detected and the touch pad isdisabled.IDE ControllerEnables the integrated local-bus IDE adapter. Availableoptions are Both (the default), Disabled, or Primary. IfBoth is selected, you can access both the hard-disk driveand the CD-ROM drive. If Primary is selected, only thehard-disk drive is accessible.FDD ControllerEnables the diskette-drive controller. If this option is setto Disabled, the diskette drive is unavailable.CD-ROM Drive SpeedCD-ROM Drive Speed allows you to choose betweenHigh Performance (the default) and Variable. When thisoption is set to High Performance, the CD-ROM driveruns at the maximum possible speed. When set to Vari-able, the CD-ROM drive slows down to avoid vibrationcaused by unbalanced CDs.Plug & Play O/SThe Setup program automatically detects whether thecomputer is running a Plug and Play operating systemsuch as Windows 95.Serial PortSerial Port lets you map the address of the serial port toavoid address conflicts with other devices or disable theport for security. The default setting is PnP OS, and thedefault Base I/O and IRQ address is 3F8 IRQ4. It is rec-ommended that you retain the default setting.If you are using Windows 95 and this option is set to PnPOS, the operating system can remap the port automati-cally to avoid address conflicts with other devices. If anyother setting is used, this automatic mapping does notoccur.If for some reason you need to change the serial portaddress, be careful not to create a conflict with theaddress of the infrared port.NOTE: If there is a conflict between two or moreaddresses, an asterisk appears next to the port type in theSystem Devices menu.Infrared PortInfrared Port lets you map the address of the infrared portto avoid address conflicts with other devices. The defaultsetting is Disabled. It is recommended that you retain thedefault settings.If you are using Windows 95 and this option is set to PnPOS, the operating system can remap the port automati-cally to avoid address conflicts with other devices. If anyother setting is used, this automatic mapping does notoccur.If you want to use the high-speed infrared feature, see thereadme.doc file on the Fast Infrared Drivers diskettethat you made with the Dell Program Diskette Maker. Inthe Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, access theDell Program Diskette Maker through the Dell Accesso-ries folder.If for some reason you need to change the infrared portaddress in the Setup program, be careful not to create aconflict with the addresses of the serial port or the paral-lel port.NOTE: If there is a conflict between two or moreaddresses, an asterisk appears next to the port type in theSystem Devices menu.Parallel PortParallel Port controls whether the computer’s parallelport acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional),PS/2-compatible (bidirectional), EPP-compatible, orECP-compatible port. Options are PnP OS (the default),Disabled, Enabled, and Auto. The default mode is ECP.Other possible mode settings are Normal, EPP, and Bi-directional.When set to PnP OS, the operating system automaticallyconfigures the parallel port. When set to Auto, the com-puter’s BIOS configures the parallel port.55899BK1.BK : 55899c21.fm Page 5 Wednesday, February 4, 1998 1:20 PM