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Miscellaneous Settings

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Related tasks Viewing System Profile Settings on page 56 Miscellaneous Settings You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system date and time. Related references System BIOS on page 35 Related tasks Miscellaneous Settings details on page 58 Viewing Miscellaneous Settings on page 58 Viewing Miscellaneous Settings To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Turn on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings. Related references Miscellaneous Settings on page 58 Related tasks Miscellaneous Settings details on page 58 Miscellaneous Settings details About this task The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description System Time Enables you to set the time on the system. System Date Enables you to set the date on the system. Asset Tag Specifies the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes. Keyboard NumLock Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This option is set to On by default. NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards. F1/F2 Prompt on Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to Enabled by default. The F1/F2 Error prompt also includes keyboard errors. 58 Pre-operating system management applications

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Related tasks
Viewing System Profile Settings
on page 56
Miscellaneous Settings
You can use the
Miscellaneous Settings
screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the
system date and time.
Related references
System BIOS
on page 35
Related tasks
Miscellaneous Settings details
on page 58
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
on page 58
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
To view the
Miscellaneous Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Turn on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
Miscellaneous Settings
.
Related references
Miscellaneous Settings
on page 58
Related tasks
Miscellaneous Settings details
on page 58
Miscellaneous Settings details
About this task
The
Miscellaneous Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System Time
Enables you to set the time on the system.
System Date
Enables you to set the date on the system.
Asset Tag
Specifies the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes.
Keyboard
NumLock
Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This option is set to
On
by default.
NOTE:
This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.
F1/F2 Prompt on
Error
Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to
Enabled
by default. The F1/F2
prompt also includes keyboard errors.
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Pre-operating system management applications