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,
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
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
SIMATIC Panel PC 877 | |
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, |
