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System Time resets the time on the computer’s internal clock.

Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes:seconds). To change the time, press the left- or right-arrow keys to select a field, and then press <+> or <-> to increase or decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers in each of the fields.

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System Date resets the date on the computer’s internal calendar.

Your system automatically displays the day of the week corresponding to the settings in the month, day-of-month, and year fields.

To change the date, press the left- or right-arrow keys to select a field, and then press <+> or <-> to increase or decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers in the day-of-monthand year fields.

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Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B identify the type of diskette drives installed in your computer. With the standard cabling configuration, Diskette Drive A (the boot diskette drive) is the 3.5-inch diskette drive installed in the top externally accessible drive bay; Diskette Drive B is any drive installed in the bottom externally accessible drive bay that is connected to the system’s diskette/tape drive interface.

The category options always match the physical locations of the drives in your com- puter—the first drive listed is the top drive in your computer.

The Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B categories have the following options:

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5.25Inch, 360 KB

5.25Inch, 1.2 MB

3.5Inch, 720 KB

3.5Inch, 1.44 MB Not Installed

NOTE: Tape drives are not reflected in the Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B cate- gories. For example, if you have a single diskette drive and a tape drive attached to the diskette/tape drive interface cable, set Diskette Drive A to match the characteristics of the diskette drive and set Diskette Drive B to Not Installed.

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Primary Drive n identifies drives attached to the primary enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) interface connector (labeled “IDE1”) on the system board; Secondary Drive n identifies drives connected to the secondary EIDE interface con- nector (labeled “IDE2”). It is recommended that you use the secondary EIDE interface connector for EIDE CD-ROM and EIDE tape drives.

Using the System Setup Program 2-5