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BIOS Setup 6

6 BIOS Setup

Your mini EPC also uses the Phoenix BIOS Setup program that

allows you to set several system configuration in changing the way

your computer performs. This includes your system time and date,

disk drive configuration and password setup. This information is then

stored in the CMOS RAM and will remain permanent unless you

change it again..

6.1 Running the BIOS Setup Program

Your mini EPC is likely to have been properly setup and configured

by your dealer prior to delivery. However, you may find it necessary

to use the mini EPC’s BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) Setup

program to change system configuration information, such as your

hard disk drive type. The Setup program can be accessed when you

power on the system and pressing the <F2> function key.

As the POST (Power-On Self Test) executes during the boot up

process, the screen will display the following message:

Press <F2> to Enter SETUP

Press the <F2> key to run the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS Setup

program is organized into five menus which you can select using the

<-- and --> keys. To move from one option to another, you use the

<+>and <-> keys to change the settings. On the right hand side of