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Updated July 14, 2008 Saving settings Changes made in the BIOS Setup Utility must be saved so they can take affect on the next system boot. Exceptions are the time and date, which are updated and saved immediately. To save changes, select Save & Exit Setup on the main menu, or press F10 at any time. To exit Setup without saving changes, select Exit Without Saving or press Esc on the main menu. You can save your settings to a file using the CMOS Save Utility and then copy them to other units using the CMOS Restore Utility. These utilities can be downloaded from the IBM Retail Store Solutions Web site at www.ibm.com/ solutions/retail/store Boot device order The boot device order is a setting that you can configure. This function controls the devices from which the system can be booted and the order in which they are started. This function is located on the Advanced BIOS Features menu as First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, and Third Boot Device. Navigate to each item and press Enter to see a list of available boot devices. The system default is: v First Boot Device = USB-HDD v Second Boot Device = HDD-0 v Third Boot Device = LAN With this setting, the system attempts to boot first from a diskette in a USB diskette drive, then from hard disk drive 0, then from the LAN. If no items are bootable, the system will repeatedly try the boot list in order until successful. Restoring CMOS default settings To clear your CMOS settings and restore the default settings, follow these steps: Note: Be sure to record your customized settings to reset them later. 1. Power off the system unit and disconnect the AC power cord. 2. Follow the instructions in "Removing the covers" on page 29 to remove the covers and in "Removing the top plate" on page 32 to remove the top plate. 80 SurePOS 700 Series: SurePOS 700-721/741/781, 722/742/782 Hardware Service Guide

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Saving
settings
Changes
made
in
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
must
be
saved
so
they
can
take
affect
on
the
next
system
boot.
Exceptions
are
the
time
and
date,
which
are
updated
and
saved
immediately.
To
save
changes,
select
Save
&
Exit
Setup
on
the
main
menu,
or
press
F10
at
any
time.
To
exit
Setup
without
saving
changes,
select
Exit
Without
Saving
or
press
Esc
on
the
main
menu.
You
can
save
your
settings
to
a
file
using
the
CMOS
Save
Utility
and
then
copy
them
to
other
units
using
the
CMOS
Restore
Utility.
These
utilities
can
be
downloaded
from
the
IBM
Retail
Store
Solutions
Web
site
at
www.ibm.com/
solutions/retail/store
Boot
device
order
The
boot
device
order
is
a
setting
that
you
can
configure.
This
function
controls
the
devices
from
which
the
system
can
be
booted
and
the
order
in
which
they
are
started.
This
function
is
located
on
the
Advanced
BIOS
Features
menu
as
First
Boot
Device
,
Second
Boot
Device
,
and
Third
Boot
Device
.
Navigate
to
each
item
and
press
Enter
to
see
a
list
of
available
boot
devices.
The
system
default
is:
v
First
Boot
Device
=
USB-HDD
v
Second
Boot
Device
=
HDD-0
v
Third
Boot
Device
=
LAN
With
this
setting,
the
system
attempts
to
boot
first
from
a
diskette
in
a
USB
diskette
drive,
then
from
hard
disk
drive
0,
then
from
the
LAN.
If
no
items
are
bootable,
the
system
will
repeatedly
try
the
boot
list
in
order
until
successful.
Restoring
CMOS
default
settings
To
clear
your
CMOS
settings
and
restore
the
default
settings,
follow
these
steps:
Note:
Be
sure
to
record
your
customized
settings
to
reset
them
later.
1.
Power
off
the
system
unit
and
disconnect
the
AC
power
cord.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
in
“Removing
the
covers”
on
page
29
to
remove
the
covers
and
in
“Removing
the
top
plate”
on
page
32
to
remove
the
top
plate.
Updated
July
14,
2008
80
SurePOS
700
Series:
SurePOS
700-721/741/781,
722/742/782
Hardware
Service
Guide