BIOS Quick Reference
5.3Setup Screen System
The system is configured from within the Setup Screen System, which is a series of menus that can be invoked from POST by pressing the <DEL> key if the main keyboard is being used, or by pressing ^C if the console is being redirected to a terminal program.
Figure 5-2. Embedded BIOS Setup Screen Menu
Once in the Setup Screen System (Figure 5-2), the user can navigate with the UP and DOWN arrow keys from the main console, or use the ^E and ^X keys from the remote terminal program to accomplish the same thing. TAB and ENTER are used to advance to the next field, and ‘+’ and ‘-’ keys cycle through values, such as those in the Basic Setup Screen, or the Diagnostics Setup Screen.
5.3.1Basic CMOS Configuration Screen
The system’s drive types, boot activities, and POST optimizations are configured from the Basic Setup Screen (Figure 5-3). In order to use disk drives with your system, you must select appropriate assignments of drive types in the left-hand column. Then, if you are using true floppy and IDE drives (not memory disks that emulate these drives), you need to configure the drive types themselves in the Floppy Drive Types and IDE Drive Geometry sections. Finally, you’ll need to configure the boot sequence in the middle of the screen. Once these selections have been made, your system is ready to use.
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