Saving And Restoring Settings; Example Of Using The Configuration/Setup Utility - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

Saving and restoring settings

After you make changes to a Configuration/Setup Utility
screen, you will return to the main menu.
The main menu includes three options at the bottom of
the screen: Save Settings, Restore Settings, and Load
Default Settings.
If you choose:
•
Save Settings, your changes will be saved
•
Restore Settings, any options that were changed will
revert to their previous values
•
Load Default Settings, the Configuration/Setup
Utility returns to the factory defaults (the original
settings that were made at the factory)
64 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility
Example of using the
Configuration/Setup Utility
To give you an idea of how to work with the
Configuration/Setup Utility, the following example walks
you step-by-step through the process of changing the
time on the computer.
1.
If your monitor and system unit are turned:
a.
On, save all open files and close all software
applications. Turn off the system unit, and then
turn the system unit on again.
b.
Off, turn on your monitor, and then turn on
your system unit.
2.
If you are using Rapid Resume (Rapid Resume is
enabled), press Ctrl + Alt + Delete.
If you are not using Rapid Resume, skip Step 2.
3.
This symbol will appear on the screen.
Press F1 while the symbol is displayed to get the
Configuration/Setup Utility.
When the main menu appears, press the down (↓ ↓ )
4.
arrow key until Date and Time is highlighted.
Then press Enter to display the Date and Time
screen.