Dell 3000 System Time, System Date, Floppy Drive, Hard Disk, Quiet Boot, Video Display Device

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Figure 2-1. Main Menu of Setup Program

 

 

Setup Utility

 

 

 

 

 

Main

System Devices

Security

Power Boot Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Time:

[03:06:18]

Item Specific Help

 

System Date:

[10/15/1997]

 

Floppy Drive:

[1.44

MB, 3 1/2”]

 

Hard Disk:

[2168

MB]

 

Quiet Boot:

[Disabled]

 

Video Display Device:

[Simul Mode]

 

System Memory:

640 KB

 

 

Extended Memory:

15 MB

 

 

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F1 Help ESC Exit

Select

Item

F5/F6

Change

Values

F9 Setup

Defaults

Select

Menu

Enter

Select

Sub-Menu

F10 Save

and Exit

Figure 2-1. Main Menu of Setup Program

System Time

System Time sets the computer to the time you specify (usually the current time). Type in the appropriate infor- mation. Use the tab key to move between the hours, minutes, and seconds fields. This option is useful if you travel between time zones.

System Date

System Date sets your system to the date you specify (usually the current date). Type in the appropriate infor- mation. Use the tab key to move between the month, day, and year fields.

Floppy Drive

Floppy Drive identifies the type of diskette drive being used by the computer. This option has no user-selectable settings.

1.44MB, 3 1/2” means there is a diskette drive in the options bay.

External FDD means the diskette drive is being used as an external device.

Hard Disk

Displays the capacity of the computer's hard-disk drive. If you install a drive with a different capacity, the settings under this option change automatically. This option does not have any user-selectable settings.

Quiet Boot

Disabled (the default) indicates that the diagnostic power-on self-test (POST) and summary screen are dis- played at system boot. When set to Enabled, the summary screen does not appear.

Video Display Device

Allows you to specify whether video is visible only on the computer’s display (LCD Mode), only on an external monitor or projector (CRT Mode), or on both the display

Customizing System Features

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Dell 3000 manual System Time, System Date, Floppy Drive, Hard Disk, Quiet Boot, Video Display Device