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PhoenixBIOS Setup — Copyright 1985-95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Main Peripherals Security Power Exit

Date:

Time:

Hard-Disk Drive 0:

Boot Sequence:

Diskette A:
Total Memory:
Video Memory
F1 Help
Select Item
ESC Exit
Select Menu

Figure 2-1. Main Menu of Setup Program

Date
sets your system to the date you specify (usually the
DATE
current date). Type in the appropriate information. Use the
tab key to move between the month, day, and year fields.
Time
sets the computer to the time you specify (usually
TIME
the current time). Type in the appropriate information.
Use the tab key to move between the hours, minutes, and
seconds fields. This option is useful if you travel between
time zones.
Hard-Disk Drive 0
displays the capacity of the com-
HARD-DISK DRIVE 0
puter's hard-disk drive. This option has no user-
selectable settings. If you install a drive with a different
capacity, this option changes automatically.
[5/01/1996]
[03:06:18]
C: 812 MB
[Diskette First]
1.44 MB, 3.5"
8 MB
896 KB
-/+ Change Values
Enter Select
Sub-Menu
Boot Sequence
BOOT SEQUENCE
puter uses to find the software needed to start the
operating system.
DISKETTE FIRST
attempt booting from a bootable diskette. If the computer
does not detect a diskette in the diskette drive, the com-
puter tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a
diskette in the diskette drive, but the diskette does not have
the required boot files, an error message is displayed.
HARD DISK ONLY
the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk
drive, the computer does not attempt to boot from the
diskette drive.
Item Specific Help
F9 Setup Defaults
F10 Previous Values
determines which disk device the com-
(the default) causes the computer first to
causes the computer to boot only from
Customizing System Features
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