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Main Menu, Table 4-1, Field, Description - motherboard

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System BIOS and Resources HP Setup Program Main Menu Table 4-1 describes the functions available in the Setup program Main menu. Table 4-1 Main Menu Field Description BIOS Version Operating System Reset Configuration Data System Time Numlock at Power-On System Date This field is view-only. It displays your current BIOS version. You can compare this to the most recent available BIOS located at www.hp.com/workstations/support. This field indicates the currently selected operating system. The BIOS needs this information to understand how to handle Plug-and-Play configuration and Quick Boot. If you are using different operating systems and don't want to modify this field every time you run a different one, select the default Other option. When you reset configuration data, the BIOS dynamically reallocates resources (IRQs, I/O, memory) to cards and motherboard devices at the next boot. It then sets this field back to No. You would not select Yes and choose to reset your configuration data unless you were having problems with your Workstation. The system time format is based on a 24-hour clock. Use this field to specify whether the number keys on the number keypad are enabled when your computer starts. Otherwise, the number keypad keys act as cursor control keys. The system date format is mm/dd/yyyy. Chapter 4 51

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System BIOS and Resources
HP Setup Program
Chapter 4
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Main Menu
Table 4-1 describes the functions available in the Setup program Main
menu.
Table 4-1
Main Menu
Field
Description
BIOS Version
This field is view-only. It displays your current BIOS
version. You can compare this to the most recent
available BIOS located at
www.hp.com/workstations/support
.
Operating
System
This field indicates the currently selected operating
system. The BIOS needs this information to
understand how to handle Plug-and-Play
configuration and Quick Boot. If you are using
different operating systems and don’t want to modify
this field every time you run a different one, select
the default
Other
option.
Reset
Configuration
Data
When you reset configuration data, the BIOS
dynamically reallocates resources (IRQs, I/O,
memory) to cards and motherboard devices at the
next boot. It then sets this field back to
No
. You
would not select
Yes
and choose to reset your
configuration data unless you were having problems
with your Workstation.
System Time
The system time format is based on a 24-hour clock.
Numlock at
Power-On
Use this field to specify whether the number keys on
the number keypad are enabled when your computer
starts. Otherwise, the number keypad keys act as
cursor control keys.
System Date
The system date format is mm/dd/yyyy.