Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:42:43 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70
Thanks. On 2 Jan 2002, at 14:27, Matthew Hanson wrote: > Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 22:25:18 +0000 > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Libretto 70 > > >Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 09:29:38 > >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I wrote a long screed about all the options about three months ago. It > >should be on the archive, or Matthew Hanson may have saved a copy. > > > >Neil > > > > Here ya go.... > --------------------------- > > Here's the biz on the BIOS controls (for the 50/70 - YMMV for later models) > - the windows utility is just another way of getting to them, and you have > to use two (the system thingy and the hairy lightbulb) to make it do what > you want if you go through the desktop rather than direct. > > It appears that the esc key doesn't always get you into the bios if you have > a hibernated image... > > in the OTHERS section: > > o Power-up Mode: this should really be called power *down* mode. > - Hibernation: save the ram and screen contents to hard disk when > the power switch is pressed (or screen closed if enabled), > restore from disk when the system is powered up again. > - OPTION: Standby Time: After the system is allegedly powered > down, it turns of the disk and processor and goes into > standby. At this point, it can be restarted instantly by > hitting the power button or opening the screen (if enabled). > After a delay equal to the standby time, the image is written > to disk and the system closed down completely. > Note the two special cases: 0min means it saves to disc > immediately, and Unlimited means 'keep things in memory until > the battery dies'. In all cases, it saves to disc first so > losing your battery shouldn't lose data. > - Boot: turn the machine off/on from power switch or screen closure > (if enabled). Do not save any data. May talk to the operating > system and issue a shutdown command but depends on operating system. > > o CPU Cache: Controls how the CPU buffers data between itself and the > main memory. Experts only. > - Disabled: Make the machine very slow. Use only for diagnostics, > or if you have a particularly badly behaved piece of software > with self-modifying code that defeats the cache logic. - Enabled: > - OPTION: Write-through: Every memory write is copied > immediately to the main memory. This is very safe but means > that all writes are restricted in speed to that of the main > memory. > - OPTION: Write-back: Memory writes only occur when the space in > the cache is required for something else, or at shutdown. This > is faster for the vast majority of code, and should probably > be the default option. > > o System Auto Off: Only appears if 'Hibernation' is selected. This sets > the delay between the last keypress/mouse movement and an automatic > hibernation. Unfortunately it can't tell the difference between 'the > user has given up for a while' and 'the user is part-way though a ten- > hour compilation phase' so I tend to disable this. > > o Alarm Volume: sets the volume of the beep for system warnings: > - OPTION: Low Battery Alarm: beeps when the battery gets below about > 10% capacity. This is a bit vague as some batteries seem to run a > long time after 0%. > - OPTION: Panel Close Alarm: beeps when the lid is closed. You > probably don't want this if you're going to be running with the > lid closed. > > o Panel Power On/Off: Only appears when hibernation mode is selected. > - Enabled: force a hibernation (with any delay you may have set) > when the lid is closed. > - Disabled: leave the processor running but kill the power to the > display to save power. > > o Alarm Power On: Allows you to set a time and date at which the > processor will spring to life. I have yet to find any sensible use > for this option :) though it can be set to work at the same time on a > daily basis. > Note that if you enable it, it cannot be disabled except by exiting > without saving or waiting for the alarm to occur. Bad Toshiba, bad! > > o Pointing Devices: Decide which mouse port will be active. > - Auto-selected: use an external mouse if one is found on the serial > port, otherwise use the mouse-button. > - Simultaneous: accept inputs from both the mouse-button and an > external mouse. Note that Windows sees nothing wrong with > believing two mice travelling in opposite directions. It will also > happily accept a 'shift' key on one keyboard as affecting another. > Windows is like the Red Queen and can believe in six impossible > things before breakfast. > > o Boot Priority: Decide which order it should search for a boot sector. > - FDD->HDD: Look for an external floppy first. This is the default > and probably safest option. > - HDD->FDD: Look on the hard disk first, and only look for a floppy > if the hard disk image fails. This is slightly faster to boot, and > should be slightly more secure (until a miscreant finds a way into > the bios) if you need to prohibit external booting. But not very. > > Hope this is of some use... > > Neil > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. 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