IBM NetVista X40 User Manual page 44

Notes:
1. You can press F1 to display help information for a selected menu item.
2. The choices on some menus might differ slightly from the ones that are
3.
Descriptions of the choices available from the main menu are as follows:
v System Summary
v Product Data
v Devices & I/O Ports
v Start Options
v Frequency Control
v Date and Time
v System Security
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described in this book, depending on the version of BIOS code in your
computer.
If both a power-on and administrator password are set, you can type either
password at the password prompt that appears as you start your computer.
However, if you want to change the settings in the Configuration/Setup, you
must type the administrator password to access the full configuration menus. If
you type the power-on password, you can only view limited information in the
Configuration/Setup program. For more information about setting passwords,
see "Using passwords" on page 29.
Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type
and speed of the microprocessor and the amount of memory that is installed.
Changes that you make to configuration settings appear on this summary
screen. You cannot edit the fields.
This choice appears on both the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility
menus.
Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and
model, the computer serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the
BIOS code that is stored in the flash EEPROM.
Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and
input/output ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.
Select this choice to view or change the start options. Start options take effect
when you start your computer.
You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed.
You also can specify whether the computer starts with the keyboard number
lock on or off.
The computer uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the
operating system starts. For example, you can define a startup sequence that
checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive; then, checks the hard disk
drive, and then checks a network adapter.
You can enable a virus-warning test that checks for changes in the master boot
record at startup. You also can choose to run POST in the quick mode, and read
the microprocessor serial number.
Select this choice to enable or disable the auto-detect DIMM/PCI clock.
Select this choice to set the system date and time.
The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second.