Changing Settings; Bios Setup Main Menu - Epson MR Series Technical Reference Manual

Changing settings

To choose an item, first move the cursor onto a desired field with the arrow keys. Next, select a
value in the field with + (PageUp) or – (PageDown). Finally, select the Save & Exit Setup
command in the main menu, which saves the currently displayed values of all the menus.

BIOS Setup Main Menu

The BIOS setup main menu contains the following items:
Table A-1 BIOS setup main menu
Item
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
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Sets the date, time, IDE device items, floppy drive items, video adapter items and
startup system stop conditions. As the time and date change, these changes are
reflected on the CMOS. When executing the Load Fail-Safe Defaults or the Load
Optimized Defaults a prescribed value is preset for items other than the date or
time. When the "CMOS checksum error - Defaults Loaded" message is displayed,
execute the "Load Optimized Defaults" and at least confirm or change the date
and time.
These features set fundamental BIOS items, such as the cache, POST conditions,
bootup sequence and memory shadowing.
These features set items related to memory timing, BIOS code cashing, video
memory timing and the chipset control timing. Since these settings are executed
via the Load Optimized Defaults, they are the optimum settings for the system and
generally do not need to be changed. Be aware that because these settings
pertain to the control timing, the apparatus may fail to start up if an incompatible
setting is executed.
Sets items for controlling the input and output for the IDE controller, the USB
controller, the parallel port, and the serial port.
Sets items related to BIOS based power regulation of the power management
timer, wake-up event and timer reset event.
Sets items related to system resource allocation of IRQ numbers and DMA channel
numbers.
This menu is used to set items related to clock control; however, it only displays
items and no selection can be made. The optimum value is set for each item by
the BIOS at startup.
The load fail/Safe defaults are executed when the minimum preset prescribed
values required for the startup are set for each item. This function is only provided
for troubleshooting and is normally not used.
The load optimized defaults are executed when preset prescribed values are set
for each item so that the system operates under optimum conditions. It is also
executed when the "CMOS checksum error - Defaults Loaded" message is
displayed and each item is restored to its prescribed value.
This function sets the system protection password. The password can be set for up
to 8 characters (case-sensitive). The input demand timing for the password setting
differs according to the setting for Advanced BIOS Features: Security Option.
This function sets the system protection password. The password can be set for up
to 8 characters (case-sensitive). The input demand timing for the password setting
differs according to the setting for Advanced BIOS Features: Security Option.
This is executed at restart after saving CMOS content changes.
This is executed at restart without saving CMOS changes (cleared).
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