One of the nice features of the Gateway Tablet PC is a bios option that causes the Tablet to beep if the pen is not in the pen holder after shutting the Tablet down.
Your convertible notebook can sound a series of three beeps if the pen is not in the pen holder when you turn the convertible notebook off or place it in either Standby or Hibernate mode. This feature is shipped from the factory turned off.
To turn on the Pen Lost Alarm:
1. As soon as your convertible notebook starts and you see a startup screen, press F2.
2. In the BIOS Setup utility select the Advanced tab.
3. On the the Advanced tab, select Pen Lost Alarm, and then press the spacebar to select Enabled.
4. Select the Exit tab. Select Exit Saving Changes, and then press ENTER.
I haven't used this option, however, Bob does and I can't tell you how many times it's saved him from walking off without the Tablet PC pen. If you have a Gateway Tablet and you keep losing your pen, you may want to check this option out.
Posted by Loren at September 23, 2006 08:47 AM