T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n

Opening screen

On entering the set-up utility a main menu screen appears. If there is an associated sub-menu, or a further sub-menu available, then the listed options have a preceding bullet, as shown below ;

∙System summary

Information about the system.

 

Processor, memory, drives etc.

∙Devices and I/O ports

The settings for serial, parallel ports,

 

IDE interfaces, HDD.

∙Date and time

Change the system master clock

∙Security

View or change access to HDD, user

 

and administrator passwords.

∙Start options

Boot from A: or C:, keyboard speed,

 

POST speed etc.

∙Advanced set-up

Change the cache settings, ROM

 

shadowing and other related topics.

∙ISA Legacy resources

Register resources used by new ISA

 

expansion cards, memory, DMA,

 

interrupts etc.

∙Power management

Change settings for the Low power and

 

Standby energy saving modes.

Save settings

Saves any changes that have been made

Restore settings

Restores all the settings to the values

 

that were in force when you entered

 

set-up, same as pressing F9

Load default settings

Restores the settings to their default

 

(possibly blank) state.

Exit set-up

Ends the session and starts the system

 

POST again. If you have changed any

 

settings you will be asked if you wish

 

to save the new settings.

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