System Setup Program A-3
Table A-1. System Setup Categories
Category Function
Time Resets time on computer’s internal clock.
Date Resets date on computer’s internal calendar.
Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B
Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Tape
drives are not reflected in these categories.
Drives:
Primary
Secondary
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and
IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE
connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0
and Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system pro-
vides an automatic drive-type detect
feature. To use this feature, highlight the
appropriate Drive category and type a (for
automatic).
If none of the supported drive types matches
the parameters of the new drive, enter parame-
ters directly. To do so, highlight the appropriate
Drive category (Drive 0 or Drive 1) and type u
to display User1. Press
<
Tab
>
to highlight each
of the parameter fields in succession, and enter
the appropriate number for each field.
NOTE: For all devices from Dell that use the
built-in EIDE controller, set the appropriate
Drive category to Auto.
Reserved Memory Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.
This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special addressing
is installed.
CPU Speed Indicates processor speed at which system
boots—the processor’s rated speed or a slower
compatibility speed.
Num Lock Determines whether keyboard’s Num Lock
mode is activated.
Keyboard Errors Enables or disables reporting of keyboard
errors during POST.
System Password Displays current status of system’s password
security feature. Also used to assign and verify
a new password.
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