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Using the Setup Program, Setup Program Menus - workstation memory

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Setting up and Using Your Workstation Configuring Your Workstation NOTE Using the Setup Program To start the Setup program: 1. Start (or restart) your workstation. 2. Press F2 when F2 Setup appears at the bottom of the screen. If you fail to press F2 in time and the startup process continues, you must allow your system to finish booting up, then restart your workstation and go through the POST again. In the Setup program: • The Main Menu presents a list of fields, such as the installed BIOS version and the date and time. • A band along the top of the screen offers a list of menus. Select one of the following menus by using either the left or right arrow keys. • A band along the bottom of the screen gives instructions for using the keyboard-driven menus. Setup Program Menus The Main Menu lets you: • view the BIOS version • reset configuration data • set the system time • set the system date By default, "Reset Configuration Data" is set to No. Resetting the configuration causes the BIOS to assign resources to all devices instead of using what is stored in memory. 26 Chapter 1

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Setting up and Using Your Workstation
Configuring Your Workstation
Chapter 1
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Using the Setup Program
To start the Setup program:
1. Start (or restart) your workstation.
2. Press
F2
when
F2
Setup
appears at the bottom of the screen.
NOTE
If you fail to press
F2
in time and the startup process continues, you
must allow your system to finish booting up, then restart your
workstation and go through the POST again.
In the Setup program:
The Main Menu presents a list of fields, such as the installed
BIOS version and the date and time.
A band along the top of the screen offers a list of menus. Select
one of the following menus by using either the left or right arrow
keys.
A band along the bottom of the screen gives instructions for
using the keyboard-driven menus.
Setup Program Menus
The
Main Menu
lets you:
view the BIOS version
reset configuration data
set the system time
set the system date
By default, “Reset Configuration Data” is set to
No
. Resetting the
configuration causes the BIOS to assign resources to all devices instead
of using what is stored in memory.