Chapter 3: Setup Programs; Operating Systems Other Than Dos; Setup - Octagon Systems XE–700 Reference Manual

Chapter 3: Setup programs

This chapter discusses running the Setup configuration program on the XE–700
SBC. Setup configures devices set up by the BIOS such as serial ports, floppy
drives, etc.

Operating systems other than DOS

If you are using an operating system other than DOS the X switch should be Off.
The X switch maps the INT17 extended BIOS into the 0xD8000-0xDFFFF memory.
This can cause problems with applications or hardware running on other operating
systems if they attempt to use this memory range. Setting the X switch Off frees
this memory for use by other operating systems.

Setup

Setup can be entered by pressing the "F2" key during the BIOS POST sequence
(this occurs between the memory test and boot).
Also, by setting the "S" switch Off, you will force the setup to revert to the factory
programmed defaults shown in the following menus. This allows the user to
reconfigure the setup.
Note The Setup defaults might vary slightly from those shown in the following menus
depending on the BIOS revision on your card.
The system will display the XE–700 SBC PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main menu.
Select the submenu by using the up/down arrows, then press <ENTER> (when
using a monitor connected to the XE–700 SBC). For a serial console configuration,
Ctrl + E is up and Ctrl + X is down.
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