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Using System Setup
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A pointer symbol appearing to the left of a field indicates that you can open a
submenu from this field. A submenu contains additional options for a field. To
open a submenu, highlight the field and press [Enter]. Use the same keys to enter
values and move from field to field within submenus as you use within menus.
When you highlight a field, information about the field appears on the right side of
the screen. System Setup also provides a General Help screen that can be
opened from any menu by pressing [F1] or [Alt+H]. The General Help screen lists
the navigation keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.
When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, more information is
available than can be displayed in the window. Use the [PgUp]
and [PgDn]
keys or
the [Up Arrow] and [Down Arrow] keys to scroll through the entire help document.
Press [Home] to display the first page, or press [End] to go to the last page. To
exit the help window, press [Enter] or [Esc].
If your computer will not boot after you have changed settings in System Setup
and exited the program, reboot and press [F2] to reenter System Setup. Once in
System Setup, you can try to change the values that caused your computer boot
to fail. If the problem persists, press [F9] to load the default values.
Main Menu
When you open System Setup, the Main menu appears. You can make changes
to your computer’s basic system configuration from this menu. The fields
displayed in this menu are described below.
TABLE 10. Main Menu
Feature Options Description
System Time: hh:mm:ss Sets your computer to the time that you specify,
usually the current time. Enter the hour, minute, and
second in the format
hh:mm:ss.
Use a 24-hour clock
.
Use the [tab] key to move between the hour, minute,
and second cells. Use the hyphen key [-] or [Space]
bar to decrease or increase the numbers.
System Date: mm:dd:yyyy Sets your computer to the date that you specify,
usually the current date. Enter the month, day, and
year in the format
mm:dd:yyyy
. Use the [tab] key to
move between the month, day, and year cells. Use
the hyphen key [-] or [Space] bar to decrease or
increase the numbers. This field supports year dates
of 2000 and beyond.