NOTE: Your password settings and security settings are not changed when you restore the factory settings.

Computer Setup menus

The menu tables in this section provide an overview of the Computer Setup options.

NOTE: Some of the Computer Setup menu items listed in this chapter may not be supported by your computer.

File menu

Select

To do this

 

 

System information

● View identification information for the computer.

 

● View specification information for the processor, cache

 

 

and memory size, and system ROM.

 

 

Set system date and time

Change date and time

 

●

Set date: MM:DD:YYYY

 

●

Set time: HH:MM

 

 

 

System Diagnostics

●

F1: System information

 

● F2: Start-up test

 

● F3: Run-in test

 

● F4: Hard disk test

 

 

Restore defaults

Replace the configuration settings in Computer Setup with the

 

original factory settings. (Password settings and security

 

settings are not changed when you restore the factory

 

settings.)

 

 

Reset BIOS security to factory default

Restore the BIOS security settings to the factory default.

 

 

Ignore changes and exit

Cancel any changes entered during the current session. Then

 

exit and restart the computer.

 

 

Save changes and exit

Save any changes entered during the current session. Then

 

exit and restart the computer. Your changes go into effect

 

when the computer restarts.

 

 

 

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