Setting the Real-time Clock

The real-time clock in your computer keeps track of the time and date at all times-even when the computer is turned off. Use the Real-time clock option to set the time and date for your computer the first time you run the Setup program. You may need to use it again later to adjust the time for daylight saving time. The Equity 386 automatically changes the date for leap years.

Follow these steps to set the real-time clock:

1.Highlight the Real-time clock option and press Enter. You see the current setting for the time and date:

17:1@54 Time @j-21-1988 Date

2.To change the time, highlight Time and press Enter. This box appears:

3.Using a 24-hour time period, enter the time in the exact format shown in the box. Use two digits for each part (you can omit the seconds, if desired); the Setup program automatically inserts the colons (:). For example, to change the time to 1:30 p.m., you would type the following:

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