Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

To configure the motherboard jumpers and set up the BIOS

You can use the keyboard in the WINBIOS setup to perform various functions. Refer to this table:

WINBIOS Keyboard Commands

Keystroke

Action

<Tab>

Change or select a global field.

, , ,

Change or select the current field.

<Enter>

Perform an operation in the current field.

+

Increment a value.

-

Decrement a value.

<Esc>

Abort any window function.

<PgUp>

Return to the previous page.

<PgDn>

Advance to the next page.

<Home>

Returns to the beginning of the text.

<End>

Advance to the end of the text.

<Ctrl><Alt><+>

Change to high speed.

<Ctrl><Alt><->

Change to low speed.

6Do the following within the setup program:

a Double-click on Optimal Defaults. Click Yes in response to “Load Optimal Values?”

b Double-click on Peripheral Setup, then select OnBoard Primary/Secondary IDE. Select Primary, then exit Peripheral Setup by clicking on the box in the upper left corner.

c Double-click on Detect IDE Utility. The line labeled “Pri. Master” should contain numeric information indicating that it has found a hard drive. Exit this utility.

If a hard drive was not found, check Motherboard Hard Drive Cable W9 and SVGA to Hard Drive Cable W10. If the drive is still not found, replace the hard disk drive.

dDouble-click on Standard Setup, then select Date/Time. Use the mouse to set the current month, day, year, and time. When you are finished, exit the Date/Time block.

eUnder Standard Setup, select Floppy A. Select 1.44 MB 3-1/2. Exit the Floppy A block, then exit Standard Setup.

fSelect Advanced Setup, then select System Keyboard. Select Absent (not installed).

System Keyboard Absent

This tells the computer not to check the keyboard during the power-on self test. The keyboard will still function after this.

gUnder Advanced Setup, scroll down the list to find and select External Cache. Select Disabled, then exit Advanced Setup.

Do steps h-l ONLY if Your System has 64 Mb RAM

Perform steps h through l only if your instrument has 64 Mb of RAM installed. If your instrument has less than 64 Mb of RAM, skip to step 7.

hDouble-click on Power Management.

iClick Power Management/APM and select Enabled.

jClick Hard Disk Power Down Mode and select Suspend.

kClick Hard disk Time Out (Minute) and select 15 min.

lExit Power Management Setup.

Table 5-7 summarizes the settings for the system configuration.

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Agilent Technologies 46A, 45A Do the following within the setup program, Winbios Keyboard Commands, System Keyboard Absent