Acer 280, 230 manual Main System Settings, Esc, F10

Main System Settings

The Basic System Settings screen allows you to set the system date and time.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Information		Main	Advanced		Security	Boot	Exit
System Time:					[08:46:55]			Item Specific Help
System Date:					[12/03/2002]
Boot Display					[Auto]
							<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
QuickBoot Mode					[Enabled]
							<Enter> selects field.
Boot-time Diagnostic Screen:					[Disabled]
Boot on LAN					[Disabled]
Hotkey Beep					[Enabled]
Auto Dim					[Enabled]
F12 Multi-Boot					[Enabled]
F1	Help	Select Item		F5/F6 Change Values			F9	Setup Defaults
Esc	Exit	￿￿Select Menu		Enter Select > Sub-Menu			F10	Save and Exit

The following table describes the parameters in this screen.

Parameter	Description	Format
System Time	Sets the system time.	HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second)
System Date	Sets the system date.	DDD MMM DD, YYYY
		(day-of-the-week month day, year)
Boot Display	Sets the display device on boot up.	Auto or Both
	When set to Auto, the computer
	automatically determines the
	display device. If an external
	display device (e.g., monitor) is
	connected, it becomes the boot
	display. When set to Both, the
	computer outputs to both the
	computer display screen and an
	external display device if one is
	connected.
Quick Boot Mode	Allow the system to skip certain	Enabled or Disabled
	tests while booting. This will
	decrease the time needed to boot
	the system.
Boot-time Diagnostic	Boot-time diagnostic during boot.	Disabled or Enabled
Screen	Help: Enable to show the BIOS logo
	picture screen on boot up.

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