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3-2 Setup Utility
A system setup program is included in your BIOS on the motherboard.
The setup program is used to key in the configuration you want for your
system. Specifically, you can set the date, time, base memory, expan-
sion memory, number of floppy and hard disk drives and display
configuration as well as get information on hard disk types. Your
system BIOS is fully compatible with IBM BIOS. In addition, many
special functions are supported:
High density disk drives
A password
User-defined hard disk type
System utilities -timer and calculator
The setup program is simple to use. It is extremely important that you
respond correctly to prompts about your computer.
System Setup Program
You will need to run the setup program in the following situations:
your computer is turned on for the first time,
when adding or removing any hardware, or
when the rechargeable battery is dead.
If the battery for the CMOS chip is dead or the system configuration
was keyed in incorrectly, you will have to rerun the system setup
program. The computer will give you this screen message:
Press Fl key to enter SETUP program or
press any other key to continue
Pressing <F1> will automatically start the SETUP program. You can
also use the DOS DEBUG command as follows:
A:> DEBUG
<Enter>
-g=F000:FF60
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