Setup Program - HP Vectra XW Technical Reference Manual

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Setup Program

Setup Program
You can interrupt the POST to run the Setup program by pressing
the message appears on the initial "Vectra" logo screen.
F2=Setup
A complete list of fields, their meanings, and the options which are available,
can be found in the User's Guide that was supplied with the computer. They
include the following features:
• A "Configuration Summary" screen.
• Within the "user preferences" section:
An "operating system" field (for setting
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A "space-bar power on" field
A "memory test" field (which can be set to
• Two "IDE" sections, one for the primary channel, and one for the
secondary channel. Within each section, fields are provided to set (1) the
use of two drives, (2) whether the transfer speed is optimized or standard,
and (3) whether the translation method is automatic, standard CHS or
extended CHS.
• A "start-up center" section, containing fields that allow the selection of
boot device (FDD, HDD, LAN). Booting from a SCSI device is possible in
mixed IDE/SCSI configurations.
• An "audio" section, with fields that allow for the setting of addresses,
IRQs, DMA channels.
You can scroll down through the fields using the down arrow key or the
button. Similarly, the up arrow key or the
back to earlier fields in the program.
The Setup program is sufficiently intelligent as to not allow the user to set
illegal settings within the fields. For instance, if Serial Port A is set to using
IRQ4, then IRQ4 will not be offered as an option for use when setting Serial
Port B.
It is advisable always to run the Setup program after any changes have been
made to the computer hardware, to check that the changes have been
detected correctly.
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