System Setup options

Option

Settings

 

Description

 

 

 

 

System Time

hh:mm:ss

 

Sets the time and date: once

System Date

mm dd, YYYY

they are set, you should not

 

 

 

 

need to change them, unless

 

 

 

 

you adjust the time for daylight

 

 

 

 

savings or a different time zone

 

 

 

 

(the computer automatically

 

 

 

 

changes the date for leap

 

 

 

 

years)

 

 

 

Video System

EGA/VGA *

Defines the type of display you

 

Monochrome

are using: if you have

 

CGA 80X25

connected a VGA or SVGA

 

 

 

 

monitor to the built-in monitor

 

 

 

 

port, select EGA/VGA (1)

 

 

 

System Memory

system memory size

Detects and displays system

Extended Memory

extended memory size

and extended memory size

 

 

 

 

automatically: you cannot

 

 

 

 

change these values (2)

 

 

 

Diskette Drive A

3.5 inch, 1.44MB * (A)

Defines the types of diskette

and B

3.5 inch, 720KB

drives installed as drives A and B

 

5.25

inch,

1.2MB

 

 

5.25

inch,

360KB

 

 

3.5

inch,

2.88MB

 

 

Not installed * (B)

 

 

 

 

Keyboard

Installed *

Enables or disables keyboard

 

Not

installed

testing during power-on

 

 

 

 

diagnostics: select Not

 

 

 

 

Installed if you plan to use

 

 

 

 

your system without a keyboard

 

 

 

 

(as a network server, for

 

 

 

 

instance) so you do not receive

 

 

 

 

keyboard errors

 

 

 

 

 

*Default setting

(1)If you installed a video adapter card, make sure you disable the on-board SVGA controller by setting jumper JP50 to position 2-3; see “Changing the Jumper Settings” in Chapter 4 for instructions.

(2)If the system memory and Extended memory values are not correct, check that the SlMMs are securely seated in their sockets, as described in “Installing Memory Modules (SIMMs)” in Chapter 4.

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