Re-Post Gateway Solo Q

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06/15
Greetings. Have recently acquired this unit. Immediately stripped off W98
and format-installed ME. Also swapped out the 64MB add-in for a 256.
Everything seems OK, but...this being my 1st laptop, I'm in the dark on a
couple of things:

(1) Are there any hidden BIOS options? Like Gr/Ap size? Is it possible to
change the RAM allocation to vid?

(2) On AC, if I close the lid, is it supposed to turn off the screen [but
leave the comp running]? And if so, is the screen supposed to re-light when
I open the lid?

(3) There are multiple conflicts in DevMgr; all of which are second
(duplicate?) entries for certain items. i.e., I have 2 DMA Controllers, 2
System Clocks, 2 Interrupt Handlers, 2 System Speakers, plus a few more.
If I delete the yellow-flagged entries, they are simply re-detected &
re-installed at re-boot. And they remain yellow-flagged, too. There is
quite a lengthy list of stuff...esp under System Devices. And I do NOT have
duplicates of all of them. Just about a half dozen or so. Can anyone shed
any light on this?

(4) I realize that I can attach a PS/2 mouse, and there is an option in the
BIOS to set what happens to the Touchpad when/if I do this. So far I have
not tried it...and the pad works just fine. But meanwhile I have an
interrupt conflict in DevMgr for the 2 mouse entries. And it will not
permit a manual IRQ re-assignment to resolve the conflict. It also ignores
the "Click here to resolve this conflict with Hardware Troubleshooter".
(Nothing happens if I click that button) Further, it makes no diff to this
yellow-flagging if I change the TouchPad auto-config from disable to enable
[in the BIOS]. And upgrading/updating the driver has no effect. Can anyone
shed any light on this?

(5) Re: the power-management options. There are a number of BIOS settings
which affect how the comp handles it's power. And there is more than one
that is related to certain if/then/otherwise functions of the OS [power
management]. I have tinkered with these settings, and it seems that the
BIOS power settings are at odds with the OS power settings. And there does
not appear to be a definitive DISABLE option for the BIOS power settings.
Is there an ideal environment for these 2 separate power-control utilities?

That should hold me for a while. Many thanks in advance for your replies.
Ron