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box for information on exiting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program without making any changes to current settings.) To select an item, press Up Arrow (↑) or Down Arrow (↓) to highlight the item, and then press Enter. Important If you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program without selecting Save Settings, your operating system will not start, but the computer will automatically restart. When the computer restarts, you will get a POST error message, and then the Configuration/Setup Utility Program will again start automatically. If you select Save Settings and then exit the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, your system will save all settings as they currently appear in the Configuration/Setup Utility Program and your operating system will start (unless there is an unresolved problem with an IDE device). 5. If you selected Continue in step 4 on page 66, the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu appears on the screen. You will see a pointer next to any menu items that are malfunctioning or that have been changed since the last time you turned on your computer. If you did not knowingly make a change to a flagged menu item, there is likely a malfunction in that item. If you made a change, continue here. If you did not make a change, go to the Important text box on page 67. To use the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, do the following: a. Select the menu item that is flagged (or that you wish to view) by pressing Up Arrow (↑) or Down Arrow (↓), and then press Enter. b. A new menu specific to the item that you selected appears. Press Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) to toggle between choices for a menu item. (Note that each menu item has a Help screen. To view the Help screen, select the menu item, and then press F1.) c. When you have finished viewing and changing settings, press Esc to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu. d. Before you exit from the program, select Save Settings. e. To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen. When you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu, your new settings will be saved and your operating system will start automatically (unless there is an unresolved problem with an IDE device). Chapter 6. Solving Problems 67

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box for information on exiting the Configuration/Setup Utility Program without
making any changes to current settings.)
To select an item, press Up Arrow (
)
or Down Arrow (
) to highlight the item, and then press
Enter
.
Important
If you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program without selecting
Save Settings
, your operating system will not start, but the computer will
automatically restart.
When the computer restarts, you will get a POST error
message, and then the Configuration/Setup Utility Program will again start
automatically.
If you select
Save Settings
and then exit the Configuration/Setup Utility
Program, your system will save all settings as they currently appear in the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program and your operating system will start
(unless there is an unresolved problem with an IDE device).
5.
If you selected
Continue
in step 4 on page
66, the Configuration/Setup Utility
Program menu appears on the screen.
You will see a pointer next to any menu
items that are malfunctioning or that have been changed since the last time you
turned on your computer.
If you did not knowingly make a change to a
flagged menu item, there is likely a malfunction in that item. If you made a
change, continue here.
If you did not make a change, go to the
Important
text
box on page 67.
To use the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, do the following:
a.
Select the menu item that is flagged (or that you wish to view) by pressing
Up Arrow (
) or Down Arrow (
), and then press
Enter
.
b.
A new menu specific to the item that you selected appears.
Press Left
Arrow (
) or Right Arrow (
) to toggle between choices for a menu item.
(Note that each menu item has a Help screen.
To view the Help screen,
select the menu item, and then press
F1
.)
c.
When you have finished viewing and changing settings, press
Esc
to return
to the Configuration/Setup Utility Program menu.
d.
Before you exit from the program, select
Save Settings
.
e.
To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility Program, press
Esc
and follow
the instructions on the screen.
When you exit from the Configuration/Setup
Utility Program menu, your new settings will be saved and your operating
system will start automatically (unless there is an unresolved problem with
an IDE device).
Chapter 6.
Solving Problems
67