Technical information

LS PRO OWNER'S HANDBOOK 2/13
Getting Started
Chapter 2
To configure (set up) a computer means to declare or describe
its hardware components and to say how you want them to
behave. Configuring your computer is necessary to ensure that
the software you use can recognise and exploit the hardware’s
capabilities.
A record of the current configuration is kept in a special part of
the computer’s memory, known as CMOS memory. This type of
memory is easily sustained by a small battery, so that its contents
can be preserved while the computer is turned off.
Your computer arrives already configured, but may need to be
configured again if you add upgrades such as memory modules
or an external memory cache.
Accessing BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup can be invoked whenever you turn on or reboot
your computer, by pressing the ALT+S key combination (text
startup) or choosing the Setup button (graphics startup) during
the initial power-on self-test (POST) routine.
To prevent unauthorized reconfiguration, the security system
can disable access to BIOS Setup for individual users.
For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using the BIOS Setup
Utility”, and Chapter 6, “Using the Security System”.
Using Apricot Help
Along with the diskettes provided with your computer, or the
software pre-installed on its hard disk, you will often find one
or more Apricot Help files. These will explain any special
features of the system, and tell you how to install the software
needed to exploit those features.