Dell Latitude CPi A - Manual (Page 171)

NOTE: The ECP setting also works for most software written for the AT and PS/2 modes. Devices that
use ECP mode may come with special drivers that need to be installed in order to use these modes.
Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and its assigned LPT address, freeing its
interrupt for another device to use.
For a change in the Parallel Mode option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
NOTES: The System Setup program limits the options available for Parallel Mode, depending on how
the Audio Mode and Infrared Mode options are set. If Audio Mode is set to Full Duplex and
Infrared Mode is set to Fast IR, the Parallel Mode option cannot be set to ECP. This limitation is
based on the number of available 8-bit DMA channels.
The value selected for Parallel Mode determines the boot configuration for the device. If Windows 95
finds other available resources, the operating system may upgrade the configuration.
Pointing Device
Pointing Device enables and disables the computer's touch pad.
Settings for this option are:
Touch Pad-PS/2 Mouse (the default)
Serial Mouse — Disables the touch pad and allows you to use a mouse connected to the serial
connector on the I/O port
If you want to use a serial mouse, you must first set the Pointing Device option to Serial Mouse.
For a change in the Pointing Device option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
Power Management
Power Management (Page 4 of the System Setup screens) allows you to enable or disable power
conservation features when the computer is being powered by a battery or AC power.
If you want to use any of the time-out options while using battery power, the Battery option must be set to
Enabled. If you want to use the time-out options while using AC power, the AC option must be set to
Enabled.
A change to the Power Management option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Primary Password
Primary Password displays the current status of the primary password and allows you to assign or change
this password.
Settings for this option are:
Disabled (the default) — Indicates that no primary password is assigned
Enabled — Indicates that a primary password is currently assigned
If you assign a primary password, the computer prompts you for the password each time you boot the