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Appendix A System Setup Program This appendix describes the System Setup program, which is used to change the system configuration information stored in NVRAM on the system board. To enter the System Setup program, follow these steps: 1. Turn on (or reboot) the system. 2. Press immediately after the computer's speaker emits a beep. If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation; then shut down the system and try again. NOTES: To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that accompanied the operating system. If the system is running Microsoft Windows 3.1x or later, Microsoft Windows 95, or any other protected-mode operating system, do not enter the System Setup program from an MS-DOS window. Enter the System Setup program as described in the previous procedure. Alternatively, from Windows 95 you can press when the Starting Windows 95 message appears to get an MS-DOS prompt; then press . Another way of entering the System Setup program is to shut down the system, boot from an MS-DOS diskette, and then press . If the system is running MS-DOS, enter the System Setup program from the operating system prompt by pressing . You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error messages. System Setup Program A-1

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System Setup Program
A-1
Appendix A
System Setup Program
T
his appendix describes the System Setup program, which is used to change
the system configuration information stored in NVRAM on the system board.
To enter the System Setup program, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on (or reboot) the system.
2.
Press <
CTRL
><
ALT
><
ENTER
>
immediately
after the computer’s speaker
emits a beep.
If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory,
let
the system complete the load operation
; then shut down the system and try
again.
NOTES:
To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that
accompanied the operating system.
If the system is running Microsoft Windows 3.1
x
or later, Microsoft Windows 95,
or any other protected-mode operating system, do not enter the System Setup
program from an MS-DOS window. Enter the System Setup program as
described in the previous procedure. Alternatively, from Windows 95 you can
press
<
F8
>
when the
Starting Windows 95
message appears to get an
MS-DOS prompt; then press
<
CTRL
><
ALT
><
ENTER
>
.
Another way of entering the System Setup program is to shut down the system,
boot from an MS-DOS diskette, and then press <
CTRL
><
ALT
><
ENTER
>. If the
system is running MS-DOS, enter the System Setup program from the operating
system prompt by pressing <
CTRL
><
ALT
><
ENTER
>.
You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error
messages.