Specifications

SL 486VE User's Manual
to operate according to this information. If the information it retrieves is
incorrect or insufficient, the system may not be able to operate properly until
accurate information is supplied. You do this by means of the SETUP
program built in the system BIOS.
4.2.1 When Should You Run Setup ?
1. Although someone may have set up the system for you,you may want
to adjust the system to fit your needs.
2. Whenever you change some components in your system, (for exam-
ple, if you add a hard disk or more memory), you must run Setup to
record the new system configuration. If you don't do so after adding
memory, the computer will prompt you to run Setup.
3. The last and most unlikely possibility is the loss of information in the
CMOS memory. You may never encounter this situation. But if you
do, you can restore the information by running the Setup.
4.2.2 How to Recall the Setup Program ?
You can run the built-in SETUP program in several ways:
1. When powering-on the system
When you turn on the system power or press the reset button on the
system case while the system is running (not every system has this
button), the BIOS will first test the functionality of the system
components and display a start-up message similar to the following:
XXXX KB OK
Hit <Del>,If you want to run Setup
The numeral digits will continue to count at the top left of the screen.
This represents the BIOS testing the mainboard memory chips.
Before the above message disappears, you can press the <Del>
key to run the Setup program.
2. To reset the system
By pressing <Ctrl> < Alt > <Del> key combination when the
system is up and running (assuming you are running under DOS or
other environments that support this feature), the system will imme-
diately reset itself and boot up. Before booting up from a diskette or
hard disk, you can also see the below start-up message :
Hit <Del>,if you want to run Setup
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