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Configuring Your Personal, Computer

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Configuring Your Personal Computer The Configuration/Setup Utility program is stored in the permanent memory of your personal computer. Using this program, you can view the current configuration settings or change the settings of various features. Online help is available for these features. The following list gives a brief description of the categories that appear in the main menu of the Configuration/Setup Utility program. System Summary provides information about the current options and features in your personal computer. Included in the system summary is information about the processor, memory, video controller, caches, diskette drives, and hard disk drives. For more information, refer to "Viewing the System Summary" on page 16. Product Data provides information about the machine type/model, flash EEPROM revision label, system serial number and the BIOS date. Devices and I/O Ports allows you to view and change information about installed devices. Also, you can access extra menus to view and change setups for the serial port, parallel port, video, and IDE drives. For more information, refer to "Changing Monitor Settings" on page 24. Date and Time allows you to view and change the date and time of your computer's internal clock. For more information, refer to "Setting the Date and Time" on page 17. System Security allows you to secure hard disk drives and diskette drives. Also, you can set, change, delete, or erase both power-on and administrator passwords. For more information, refer to "Passwords" on page 17. Start Options provides a menu for viewing or changing keyboard speeds, startup devices, virus detection and other features. For more information, refer to "Changing Keyboard Speed" on page 23. Advanced Setup provides access to menus where you can view and change settings for cache control, ROM shadowing, PCI control, and Plug and Play control. ISA Legacy Resources provides access to menus where you can view and change settings for memory resources, I/O port resources, DMA resources, and interrupt resources. Advanced Power Management allows you to view and change settings that affect the powering off or power reduction of your personal computer. For more information, refer to "Using Advanced Power Management" on page 21. Tip You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to view and change the setup of your personal computer, regardless of which operating system you are using. However, the settings you select in your operating system might override any similar settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Chapter 3. Operating Your Personal Computer 15

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Configuring Your Personal
Computer
The Configuration/Setup Utility program is stored in the
permanent memory of your personal computer.
Using
this program, you can view the current configuration
settings or change the settings of various features.
Online
help is available for these features.
The following list gives a brief description of the
categories that appear in the main menu of the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
±
System Summary
provides information about the
current options and features in your personal
computer.
Included in the system summary is
information about the processor, memory, video
controller, caches, diskette drives, and hard disk
drives.
For more information, refer to “Viewing the
System Summary” on page
16.
±
Product Data
provides information about the machine
type/model, flash EEPROM revision label, system
serial number and the BIOS date.
±
Devices and I/O Ports
allows you to view and
change information about installed devices.
Also,
you can access extra menus to view and change
setups for the serial port, parallel port, video, and
IDE drives.
For more information, refer to “Changing
Monitor Settings” on page
24.
±
Date and Time
allows you to view and change the
date and time of your computer's internal clock.
For
more information, refer to “Setting the Date and
Time” on page
17.
±
System Security
allows you to secure hard disk
drives and diskette drives.
Also, you can set, change,
delete, or erase both power-on and administrator
passwords.
For more information, refer to
“Passwords” on page
17.
±
Start Options
provides a menu for viewing or
changing keyboard speeds, startup devices, virus
detection and other features.
For more information,
refer to “Changing Keyboard Speed” on page
23.
±
Advanced Setup
provides access to menus where you
can view and change settings for cache control, ROM
shadowing, PCI control, and Plug and Play control.
±
ISA Legacy Resources
provides access to menus
where you can view and change settings for memory
resources, I/O port resources, DMA resources, and
interrupt resources.
±
Advanced Power Management
allows you to view
and change settings that affect the powering off or
power reduction of your personal computer.
For
more information, refer to “Using Advanced Power
Management” on page
21.
Tip
You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program
to view and change the setup of your personal
computer, regardless of which operating system you
are using.
However, the settings you select in your
operating system might override any similar settings
in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Chapter 3.
Operating Your Personal Computer
15