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Table A-1., System Setup Categories, Determines whether keyboard's Num Lock

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Table A-1. System Setup Categories Category Function Time Resets time on system's internal clock. Date Resets date on system's internal calendar. Diskette Drive A Diskette Drive B Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Tape drives are not reflected in these categories. Drives: Primary Secondary Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0 and Drive 1). For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system provides an automatic drive-type detect feature. To use this feature, highlight the appropriate drive category and type a (for automatic). If none of the supported drive types match the parameters of the new drive, enter the parameters directly. To do so, highlight the appropriate drive category (Drive 0 and Drive 1) and type u to display User1. Press to highlight each of the parameter fields in succession, and enter the appropriate number for each field. NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are using the built-in EIDE controller, set the appropriate Drive category to Auto. Reserved Memory Designates a region of system board memory that can be supplied by an expansion card. This feature should not be enabled unless an expansion card that requires special addressing is installed. CPU Speed Indicates processor speed at which system boots-the processor's rated speed or a slower compatibility speed. Num Lock Determines whether keyboard's Num Lock mode is activated. Keyboard Errors Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during POST. System Password Displays current status of system's password security feature. Also used to assign and verify a new password. System Setup Program A-3

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System Setup Program
A-3
Table A-1.
System Setup Categories
Category
Function
Time
Resets time on system’s internal clock.
Date
Resets date on system’s internal calendar.
Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B
Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Tape
drives are
not
reflected in these categories.
Drives:
Primary
Secondary
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and
IDE2 connectors on system board.
Each EIDE
connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0
and Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system pro-
vides an automatic drive-type detect feature.
To use this feature, highlight the appropriate
drive category and type
a
(for
automatic
).
If none of the supported drive types match the
parameters of the new drive, enter the parame-
ters directly. To do so, highlight the
appropriate drive
category (Drive 0 and Drive 1)
and type
u
to display User1. Press <Tab> to
highlight each of the parameter fields in suc-
cession, and enter the appropriate number for
each field.
NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive category to Auto.
Reserved Memory
Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.
This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special addressing
is installed.
CPU Speed
Indicates processor speed at which system
boots—the processor’s rated speed or a slower
compatibility speed.
Num Lock
Determines whether keyboard’s Num Lock
mode is activated.
Keyboard Errors
Enables or disables reporting of keyboard
errors during POST.
System Password
Displays current status of system’s password
security feature.
Also used to assign and verify
a new password.