Setup guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chap 1-Setting Up Your System
- Chap 2-Running the SETUP Program
- Starting the SETUP Program
- Selecting Options
- Setting the Date and Time
- Setting the Processor Speed Options
- Setting the Fast Boot Option
- Setting the System and Video BIOS Options
- Setting the Keyboard Options
- Installed Equipment
- Setting the Built-in Paralllel and Serial Port Options
- Setting the Speaker
- Setting the Disk Drive Controllers
- Setting the Password Options
- Setting the Diskette Drive Type(s)
- Setting the Hard Disk Drive(s)
- Setting the Non-cache Areas
- Setting the Cache Test and Use Control Options
- Saving Your Settings and Exiting SETUP
- Post-SETUP Procedures
- Appendix A-Using Memory
- Index
- Diagrams
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Type(s) of diskette and hard disk drive(s) installed
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Cache, cache testing, and non-cacheable address operation
for the internal cache.
The configuration you define through SETUP is stored in a
special area of memory called CMOS RAM. This memory is
backed up by a battery, so it is not erased when you turn off or
reset the computer. Whenever you reboot the computer, it
checks the settings, and if it discovers a difference between the
information in the CMOS RAM and its actual hardware
configuration, it prompts you to run SETUP. You see a message
such as the following:
Memory size mismatch
Press <F2> to run SETUP
If this happens, press F2 to run SETUP and correct the
setting as described in this chapter. (You may also see a
message to press
[nl
to resume.)
Starting the SETUP Program
To start SETUP, turn on your computer. As soon as you see the
following prompt, press
m
Press <F2> to run SETUP
Note
If you do not press
[Ft)
within five seconds, the computer
tries to load the operating system and you will not be able to
run SETUP. If this happens, turn off the computer wait 10
seconds, then turn it back on to try again.
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Running the SETUP Program