Bios Setup Utility; How To Start Bios Setup; How To Use Setup - NEC POWERMATE ES Series Service And Reference Manual

BIOS Setup Utility

The AMI BIOS Setup Utility program is used to configure the main components of the system.
The system ships from the factory with the correct system parameters for the configuration.
Unless optional hardware is added, it's not necessary to run the BIOS Setup Utility to operate
the system. However, the Setup Utility should be run to set features that customize the system,
such as security features.
NECC recommends that the current BIOS Setup parameters be printed out or written down and
the information stored in a safe place. This lets you restore the system to the current parameters
if you replace the battery (see "CMOS Battery Removal" in Section 3).

How to Start BIOS Setup

Start the BIOS Setup Utility as follows.
1. Turn on or reboot the system.
2. Press F2
You have about five seconds to press
The Setup Main Menu appears.
3.

How to Use Setup

The Setup Utility has a Main Menu window and four top-level menus with submenus. The menu
bar at the top of the Main Menu window lists the following top-level menus.
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Main — Use the Main Menu for basic system configuration. For example, select Main to
set the system date, set diskette and hard disk parameters, or set the hard drive auto-detect
feature.
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Advanced — Use the Advanced Menu to set up the system for advanced CMOS, advanced
chipset, power management, Plug and Play, serial and parallel peripherals, and hardware
monitor.
! Security — Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and keyboard wake-up
password.
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Exit — Exits the Setup Utility with various save or discard options.
Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the menu screen to make selections or exit
the current menu. The following table describes the legend keys.
2-8 System Configuration
as soon as you see the following message at the bottom of the NEC startup screen.
<F2> for Setup
F2 before the system boot continues.