Bios Setup Utility Options - Digital Equipment DECpc LP Service Maintenance Manual

Utilities & Configuration

BIOS Setup Utility Options

Menu Field Settings
System time Current time
Current date
System date
Enabled
ROM based
setup Disabled
Language English
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Español
Diskette A / 3.5", 1.44 MB
3.5", 2.88 MB
Diskette B
Not Installed
5.25", 360 KB
5.25", 1.2 MB
3.5", 720 KB
Drive types 1
Hard disk 1 /
through 49
hard disk 2
640 KB
Base memory
Extended Not user
selectable
memory
18
Comments
Displays the current time.
Displays the current date.
Enables or disables the ROM base setup utility.
Note: If you select Disabled make sure the computer is bootable and
you have a working copy of SETUP.COM provided on the supplied
system and VGA utilities diskette.
Sets the desired language.
Note: You must exit the BIOS setup utility and reboot the computer to
get the setup screens to display the desired language.
Sets the size and density of diskette drives.
Enables hard drive size and specific parameters from a predetermined
list of drive types. Drive types 2 and 3 or 48 and 49 are user definable
for hard drives not listed in the BIOS drive table.
Caution: It is essential to specify the correct IDE hard disk type
because the main logic board's BIOS cannot independently verify this
information. The BIOS will not recognize the installed IDE hard disk
if the drive type is incorrect.
Note: Choose types 48 and 49, unless there is a conflict with the
network; in that case select types 2 and 3. If you select types 2 and 3
make sure to shadow the main board's BIOS.
Note: If the primary bootable device is a SCSI device, set both hard
disk options to NOT INSTALLED.
Displays the size of base (conventional) memory.
Note: The main logic board reserves the first 1024 KB of address
space for computer use. Base memory (640 KB) is first assigned to
the operating system. The remaining 384 KB is assigned to shadow
main logic board BIOS, video BIOS, or for other computer use.
Base memory is always 640 KB unless an error is detected. If an error
is detected, the BIOS Setup utility determines the actual memory
found (base and extended) and places the values in their respective
fields.
Displays the current amount of extended memory.
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