System Time; System Date; Diskette Drive A And Diskette Drive B - Dell OptiPlex E1 Reference And Installation Manual

System Time resets the time on the computer's internal clock.
Time is kept in a 24-hour format ( hours : minutes : seconds ) . To change the time, press
the left- or right-arrow keys to select a field, and then press <+> or <-> to increase or
decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers in each of the fields.
System Date resets the date on the computer's internal calendar.
Your system automatically displays the day of the week corresponding to the settings
in the month , day-of-month , and year fields.
To change the date, press the left- or right-arrow keys to select a field, and then press
<+> or <-> to increase or decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type numbers
in the day-of-month and year fields.
Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B identify the type of diskette drives installed in
your computer. With the standard cabling configuration, Diskette Drive A (the boot
diskette drive) is the 3.5-inch diskette drive installed in the top externally accessible
drive bay; Diskette Drive B is any drive installed in the bottom externally accessible
drive bay that is connected to the system's diskette/tape drive interface.
The category options always match the physical locations of the drives in your com-
puter—the first drive listed is the top drive in your computer.
The Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B categories have the following options:
5.25 Inch, 360 KB
5.25 Inch, 1.2 MB
3.5 Inch, 720 KB
3.5 Inch, 1.44 MB
Not Installed
NOTE: Tape drives are not reflected in the Diskette Drive A and Diskette Drive B cate-
gories. For example, if you have a single diskette drive and a tape drive attached to the
diskette/tape drive interface cable, set Diskette Drive A to match the characteristics of
the diskette drive and set Diskette Drive B to Not Installed.
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Primary Drive n identifies drives attached to the primary enhanced integrated drive
electronics (EIDE) interface connector (labeled "IDE1") on the system board;
Secondary Drive n identifies drives connected to the secondary EIDE interface con-
nector (labeled "IDE2"). It is recommended that you use the secondary EIDE
interface connector for EIDE CD-ROM and EIDE tape drives.
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Using the System Setup Program 2-5