Main Menu Setting Standard System Parameters

L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S

MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS

The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navi- gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.)

The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the options for each field, the default settings and a description of

the field’s function and any special information needed to help understand the field’s use.

P O I N T

System Time and System Date can also be set from your operating system without using the setup utility. Use the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control panel or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.

Main Advanced

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Security Power Boot Info Exit

System Time:

System Date:

Floppy Disk A:

▲ Primary Master ▲ Secondary Master

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[1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"]

[HITACHI_DK23CA-30-(PM)] [MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175-SM)]

Item Specific Help

Adjust calendar clock.

<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter> selects field.

Language:

[English (US)]

F1 Help	Select	Item
ESC Exit	Select	Menu

-/Space	Change	Values
Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu
Figure 1.	Main Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu

Note that the parameters listed in the following table may vary depending upon your system’s configuration.

Menu Field	Options	Default	Description


System Time:	–—	–—	Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format
			of hours:minutes:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH:MM:SS).
			Example: 16:45:57. You may change each segment of the time
			separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or
			[Shift] + [Tab] keys.

System Date:	–—	–—	Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year
			numeric format with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for
			year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/1998. You may
			change each segment of the date separately. Move between the
			segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.