Chapter 5. System software

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

 

 

The

Configuration/Setup Utility

program provides

menus for selecting options for devices,

and

time, system security, start options, advanced setup, and power management.

More

information

on using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility programPC 300PLis UserprovidedGuide. in

Advanced

Power Management

(APM)

 

 

 

 

 

The PC 300PL Personal Computer

computers come with built-in energy-saving capabilities. Advance

Power Management (APM) is a

feature that

reduces

the

power

consumption of systems when

being

used. When

enabled,

APM initiates reduced-power modes for the monitor, microproces

hard

disk

drive

after a

specified period

of

inactivity.

 

The BIOS

supports

APM

1.2.

This enables

the

system to

enter

a power-managed state, whi

the power drawn from the ac electrical outlet. Advanced Power Management is enabled thr

Configuration/Setup Utility program

and

is controlled by the individual operating system.

For more information on APM, PC see300PL

User

GuideandUnderstanding Your Personal Computer.

Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

 

 

 

Automatic

Configuration

and

Power

Interface

(ACPI) BIOS

mode enables the operating syste

the

power management

features

of the

computer. Not

all

operating

systems support ACPI BI

See

the

operating system

documentation

to

determine

if

ACPI is

supported.

Flash update utility program

The flash update utility program is a stand-alone program to support flash updates. This updates the BIOS code and can change the machine readable information (MRI) to diff

The flash update utility program is available on a 3.5-inch diskette.

Diagnostic program

The diagnostic program that comes with the PC 300PL Personal Computer computer is provided Product Recovery andCD Device Driver and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics. It runsCD independently of the operating system. You can use IBM Enhanced Diagnostics to diagnose and repair problems computer. You can download the latest version from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/desktop/desktop_support.html on the World Wide Web. For more information on this diagnostic program,PC 300PL seeUser Guide.

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