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The Setup, Configuration Summary

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4 The HP Setup Program Using the HP Setup Program The Setup You can view a summary of the PC's configuration if you have chosen to Configuration Summary view the POST tests. A summary screen is displayed when the POST has completed. It is displayed for a few seconds only, but you can "freeze" it so that you can verify the configuration. Press the key to "freeze" the summary screen. When you have finished reading the summary, press any key to continue. Setup changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system boot failure. Should this occur, press . This will load Setup default values to recover. Understanding the SETUP Program The built-in Setup program is accessed by pressing during the PC's Power-On-Self-Test. On-line help is provided at the right hand side of the Setup screen for each item on the Setup screens. When you highlight an item, the help for that item is displayed. The Setup items displayed on your screen may differ from those shown in the following tables. Setup Item Main System time System date System memory Extended memory Running Windows 95 Default Action 640KB 15MB* No Allows you to set the system time and date. Select the field you want to change with Tab, Shift Tab, or Enter. Allows you to view the system memory and extended memory. * Value is typical value, real value depends on your configuration. Allows you to enable/disable Windows 95. If you are NOT running Windows 95, the BIOS Setup program will offer you some of the Windows 95 features and optimizes hardware resources. 60 English

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4
The HP Setup Program
Using the HP Setup Program
60
English
The Setup
Configuration Summary
You can view a summary of the PC’s configuration if you have chosen to
view the POST tests. A summary screen is displayed when the POST has
completed. It is displayed for a few seconds only, but you can “freeze” it
so that you can verify the configuration. Press the
key to “freeze”
the summary screen. When you have finished reading the summary,
press any key to continue.
Setup
changes system behavior by modifying the power-on
initialization parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause system
boot failure. Should this occur, press
. This will load
Setup
default
values to recover.
Understanding the SETUP Program
The built-in
Setup
program is accessed by pressing
during the PC’s
Power-On-Self-Test. On-line help is provided at the right hand side of
the
Setup
screen for each item on the
Setup
screens. When you
highlight an item, the help for that item is displayed.
The
Setup
items displayed on your screen may differ from those shown
in the following tables.
Setup Item
Default
Action
Main
System time
System date
Allows you to set the system time and date.
Select the field you want to change with Tab,
Shift Tab, or Enter.
System memory
Extended memory
640KB
15MB*
Allows you to view the system memory and
extended memory. * Value is typical value,
real value depends on your configuration.
Running Windows 95
No
Allows you to enable/disable Windows
95.
If you are NOT running Windows
95, the
BIOS
Setup
program will offer you some of
the Windows
95 features and optimizes
hardware resources.