Setup Screen 1 | Setup Screen 2 | Time | Date | Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B | Hard-Disk Drives: Drive 1 and Drive 2 | Board Memory | Extended Memory | Fast System BIOS and Fast Video BIOS | Cache | System Speed | Microprocessor Type | Keyboard Errors | System Password | On Board Floppy | Primary IDE | Master Speed and Slave Speed | Serial Port 1 | Serial Port 2 | Parallel Port | Parallel Port Mode | Non-Cacheable Area | System Setup Commands
In the MS-DOSฎ operating system, enter the System Setup program from the MS-DOS prompt by pressing <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>.
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NOTE: The OS/2ฎ and UNIXฎ operating systems do not recognize this key combination. To enter the System Setup program under those operating systems, reboot the system, and press <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> immediately after it beeps. Or, reboot the system from an MS-DOS diskette. |
Time resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format (Hours:Minutes:Seconds). A change to the Time category becomes effective immediately. Rebooting the system is not required.
Date resets the date on the computer's internal calendar. Date is displayed in the Month, Day of the Month, Year format. A change to the Date category becomes effective immediately. Rebooting the system is not required.
Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B identify the type of diskette drives installed.
The options are as follows:
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NOTE: Tape drives are not reflected in the Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B categories. Set the category for a tape drive to Not Installed. |
Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 identify the non-SCSI hard-disk drives installed in the computer.
The options are as follows:
The drive type information in the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 categories does not apply to SCSI drives. When choosing settings for the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 categories, consider only the non-SCSI hard-disk drives in the computer.
However, if either Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 is available (that is, not already assigned to a non-SCSI drive), this category must be set to Not Installed if there are SCSI drives in the computer.
For example, if the computer has one IDE drive and one or more SCSI drives, set the Hard-Disk Drive 1 category according to the characteristics of the IDE drive and set the Hard-Disk Drive 2 category to Not Installed. If the computer has only SCSI hard-disk drives, set both the Hard-Disk Drive 1 and Hard-Disk Drive 2 categories to Not Installed.
Board Memory displays the amount of memory available to MS-DOS programs that do not use expanded or extended memory.
640 KB is the only setting for this category.
Extended Memory displays the amount of memory available (in kilobytes) as extended memory. This category has no selectable options.
Fast System BIOS and Fast Video BIOS offer the option of shadowing and/or caching the system and video BIOS for improved performance.
These are separate categories; however, each offers the following set of options:
Cache can be set to Enabled or Disabled. The microprocessor contains 8 KB (IntelDX2) or 16 KB (Intel DX4) of internal cache memory, which decreases the average memory cycle time to boost system performance. Setting Cache to Disabled may help in troubleshooting software problems.
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NOTE: This category turns all cache memory in the system (both internal to and external to the microprocessor) on or off at the same time. |
System Speed specifies the processor speed at which the system boots and runs.
The options are as follows:
Microprocessor Type displays the type of processor installed in the computer: DX2-66 or DX4-100. This category has no selectable options.
Keyboard Errors enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST.
The options are as follows:
System Password displays the current status of the system's password security feature.
The options are as follows:
For more information, see Using the System Password.
The On Board Floppy category enables and disables the built-in diskette/tape drive controller.
The options are as follows:
Primary IDE enables, disables, or selects the fast mode for the primary IDE port (connector IDE1 on the system board).
The options are as follows:
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NOTE: There are no provisions to enable, disable, or control the speed of the secondary IDE port (IDE2). |
Master Speed and Slave Speed set the bus access speed of the master (first) and slave (second) IDE drives attached to the primary port, IDE1.
Check the documentation for the drive to determine the proper setting for this category.
The options are as follows:
Serial Port 1 configures serial port 1. Always uses IRQ4.
The options are as follows:
Serial Port 2 configures serial port 2. Always uses IRQ3.
The options are as follows:
Parallel Port configures the system's built-in parallel port. Uses IRQ7.
The options are as follows:
Parallel Port Mode controls whether the system's built-in parallel port acts as an AT-compatible (unidirectional) or PS/2-compatible (bidirectional) port.
The options are as follows:
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NOTE: EPP and ECP parallel port modes are enabled by software, which is provided with devices that use one of these modes. In ECP mode, the parallel port controller uses DMA channel 3 by default. DMA channel 1 can be selected instead with jumpers W37 and W38. |
Non-Cacheable Area specifies an area of memory that should not be cached.
The options are as follows:
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Caution: Normally this category should remain set to Undefined. It should only be needed if you are installing an expansion card that contains memory and the card doesn't work properly (indicating that the card's memory is being cached along with, and confused with, system memory). Refer to the OEM instructions for the card to find and change its memory addresses. |
| Keys | Action |
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| Up arrow, down arrow | Move between categories |
| <PgUp>,<PgDn> | Switch between Page 1 and Page 2 |
| <+>, <-> | Change the setting for a category |
| <F1> | Help |
| <F2> | Displays current settings |
| <Esc> | Displays the Exit Menu |
| Keys | Action |
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| <Esc> | Saves settings, exits System Setup program, and reboots system |
| <F4> | Loads default values for all categories |
| <F5> | Exits System Setup program with no changes |