Detailed descriptions 17.6 BIOS setup

Settings in the main menu

In the main menu, you can move up and down to select the following system configuration boxes by means of the [↑] up and [↓] down cursor keys:

Array

System Time

System Date

Floppy disk A

Memory Cache

System memory

Extended Memory

by submenus

Primary master

Primary Slave

Secondary Master

Secondary slave

Boot options

Keyboard Features

Hardware Options

Meaning

For viewing and setting the current time For viewing and setting the current date Type of installed floppy disk drive Used for setting the cache options

for displaying the system memory for displaying the memory expansion

Type of installed disk drives Type of installed disk drives Type of installed disk drives Type of installed disk drives Used for setting the boot options

Used for setting of keyboard interface (for instance, NUM-LOCK, typematic rate)

Used for setting the hardware options

System time and date

System Time and System Date indicate the current values. Once you have selected the appropriate option, you can use the [+] and [-] keys to modify the time setting

Hour: Minute: Second

and for the date

Month/Day/Year

You can move between the entries in the date and time fields (for example, from hour to minute) using the tab key.

Floppy disk A (Floppy disk drive)

The type of floppy disk drive installed in the PC is set here. The following entries are possible:

[Disabled]

[1.44 MB, 3 1/2"]

if no disk drive is available.

Default setting for an installed disk drive A

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Siemens PANEL PC 877 Settings in the main menu, System time and date, Floppy disk a Floppy disk drive, Array