About The Setup Utility; Starting The Setup Utility - Sharp PC-9300 Manual

About the Setup Utility

Your notebook is set up correctly when it first ships. However, you might need to
change the system configuration settings such as date, time, password or power
management. The Setup utility consists of six menu pages:
Main This page defines the basic system configuration.
Advanced This page defines many of the input/output settings of the
system.
Security This page defines the security functions of the system.
Power This page defines the power management settings of the
system.
Boot This page defines how the system boots (loads) an operating
system when it first turns on.
Exit This page defines how you exit the Setup utility.
The settings that you define in the Setup utility are saved in CMOS RAM. The
information in CMOS RAM will not be erased even when you turn the notebook
off. Each time you turn it on, the notebook uses this information as a reference to
initialize the hardware, set up the power management routines, install the security
features, and so on.

Starting the Setup Utility

You can only access the Setup utility just after your notebook is turned on. If your
notebook is already turned on, shut it down and restart it. When your notebook
starts, a message appears telling you to Press <F2> to enter SETUP. Press the F2
key as soon as this message appears and the Setup utility will start.
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