Lenovo NetVista Hardware Maintenence Manual for Netvista 6838 and 6848 systems - Page 28

Advanced, Extended Configuration, Peripheral Configuration

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v Display BIOS version v Display processor type v Display processor speed v Display the system bus frequency v Display second-level cache size and whether it is ECC-capable v Display the total amount of RAM v Display the amount and type of RAM in the memory banks v Set the default language v Toggle error reporting if ECC is supported v Set the system date and time Advanced: Select this menu for the following tasks: v Extended Configuration: If Used is displayed, User-defined has been selected in Extended Configuration under the Maintenance Menu. v Boot Configuration: Select this choice to: - Specify if manual configuration is desired for Plug and Play devices - Clear the PCI/Plug and Play configuration data stored in flash memory on next boot - Specify the power-on state of the Numlock feature v Peripheral Configuration: Select this choice to: - Configure serial port A - Specify the base I/O address for Serial Port A, if Serial Port A is Enabled. - Specify the interrupt for Serial Port A, if Serial Port A is Enabled. - Configure the parallel port. - Select the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the parallel port is disabled. - Specify the base I/O address for the parallel port. - Specify the interrupt for the parallel port. - Specify the DMA Channel (only available when parallel port Mode is set to ECP). - Enable or disable the onboard audio subsystem. - Enable or disable the LAN device. - Enable or disable USB legacy support. v IDE Configuration: - IDE Controller: Choose Disabled, Primary, Secondary, or Both. - Hard disk pre-delay: Enable to insert a delay before detecting IDE drives in the system. - Primary IDE master: Select to review configuration and choose device detection. - Primary IDE slave: Select to review configuration and choose device detection. - Secondary IDE master: Select to review configuration and choose device detection. - Secondary IDE slave: Select to review configuration and choose device detection. v Diskette Configuration: Select this choice to: - Enable or disable the integrated diskette controller 20 IBM NetVista Type 6838, 6848: Hardware Maintenance Manual

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v
Display BIOS version
v
Display processor type
v
Display processor speed
v
Display the system bus frequency
v
Display second-level cache size and whether it is ECC-capable
v
Display the total amount of RAM
v
Display the amount and type of RAM in the memory banks
v
Set the default language
v
Toggle error reporting if ECC is supported
v
Set the system date and time
Advanced:
Select this menu for the following tasks:
v
Extended Configuration:
If
Used
is displayed,
User-defined
has been selected in
Extended Configuration under the Maintenance Menu.
v
Boot Configuration:
Select this choice to:
Specify if manual configuration is desired for Plug and Play devices
Clear the PCI/Plug and Play configuration data stored in flash memory on
next boot
Specify the power-on state of the Numlock feature
v
Peripheral Configuration:
Select this choice to:
Configure serial port A
Specify the base I/O address for Serial Port A, if Serial Port A is Enabled.
Specify the interrupt for Serial Port A, if Serial Port A is Enabled.
Configure the parallel port.
Select the mode for the parallel port. Not available if the parallel port is
disabled.
Specify the base I/O address for the parallel port.
Specify the interrupt for the parallel port.
Specify the DMA Channel (only available when parallel port Mode is set to
ECP).
Enable or disable the onboard audio subsystem.
Enable or disable the LAN device.
Enable or disable USB legacy support.
v
IDE Configuration:
IDE Controller: Choose Disabled, Primary, Secondary, or Both.
Hard disk pre-delay: Enable to insert a delay before detecting IDE drives in
the system.
Primary IDE master: Select to review configuration and choose device
detection.
Primary IDE slave: Select to review configuration and choose device
detection.
Secondary IDE master: Select to review configuration and choose device
detection.
Secondary IDE slave: Select to review configuration and choose device
detection.
v
Diskette Configuration:
Select this choice to:
Enable or disable the integrated diskette controller
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