System configurations, Cpu speed/bus speed, Quick boot – Texas Instruments TravelMate 2000 User Manual

Page 66: Standby key, Speed key, Set up screen fields

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Set Up Screen Fields

System Configurations

This category specifies various settings concerning the system configuration.

CPU Speed/Bus Speed

These fields specify the CPU clock speed and bus clock speed used on power-up. The speeds are set as a
pair and change simultaneously to the values displayed when you exit the Set Up screen. The possible
settings are 12 MHz/6 MHz, 6 MHz/6 MHz, or 7.16 MHz/7.16 MHz.

Quick Boot

This field selects quick loading of the system. When this field is set to On, the system bypasses some of the
power-on self checks (including memory check) when starting up. The possible settings are On or Off.

Standby Key

This field lets you enter standby mode using the keyboard. Normally, the system enters the standby mode
after a specified period of inactivity. If this field is set to Enable, the system enters standby mode when the
Fn-Pause keys or Ctrl-Alt-Pause keys are pressed. The possible settings are Enable or Disable.

Speed Key

This field lets you change the CPU clock speed from the keyboard. If you set this field to Enable, you can
change the CPU clock speed using the Ctrl-Alt-

↑↑

keys or the Ctrl-Alt-

↓↓

keys on the keyboard while using the

computer. Pressing the Ctrl-Alt-

↑↑

keys quickens the CPU speed step by step in the 6MHz-7.16MHz-12MHz

order, and pressing the Ctrl-Alt-

↓↓

keys slows down the CPU speed step by step in the 12MHz-7.16 MHz-

6MHz order. The possible settings are Enable or Disable.

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