Contents v
2 Setting System Parameters
The Setup Utility...................................................... 2-2
How To Start Setup ................................................. 2-3
How To Use Setup................................................... 2-4
The Menu Bar..................................................... 2-5
The Legend Bar................................................... 2-6
Selecting a Menu Item.................................... 2-7
Displaying a Submenu.................................... 2-7
The Field Help Window....................................... 2-7
The General Help Window .................................. 2-7
Main Menu Options ............................................ 2-8
IDE Adapters...................................................... 2-9
Memory Shadow................................................. 2-11
Boot Sequence..................................................... 2-12
Numlock ............................................................. 2-13
The Advanced Menu ................................................ 2-14
Integrated Peripherals Menu................................ 2-14
Parity.................................................................. 2-16
Large Disk Access Mode..................................... 2-16
The Security Menu................................................... 2-17
The Power Menu...................................................... 2-20
The Exit Menu......................................................... 2-22
Save Changes & Exit .......................................... 2-22
Discard Changes & Exit...................................... 2-23
Get Default Values.............................................. 2-23
Load Previous Values.......................................... 2-24
Save Changes...................................................... 2-24
Flash Utility............................................................. 2-24
Mouse Driver........................................................... 2-24
Changing Mouse Parameters ............................... 2-25
Command Line Options.................................. 2-25
Video Drivers........................................................... 2-28
NEC Bulletin Board Service..................................... 2-29
Network Drivers and Settings................................... 2-31