CHAPTER SIX: CONFIGURING YOUR
SYSTEM
This chapter explains how to use the system Setup program and the special Video Display
drivers that come with your WinBookXP.
THE SETUP PROGRAM
You need to understand how to use the system Setup program even if you dot your WinBookXP
ready-to-roll when it came out of the ox. The program isn’t difficult and you don’t have to be a
computer whiz to use it.
The Setup program creates a configuration record that gets stored in the computer hardware.
Every time you turn on the computer the system refers to this record. If the entries are incorrect,
your computer may not function properly.
As we’ve already seen in Chapter Two, to access all three pages of the program you have to run
it from the DOS prompt. If you’re already in Windows, exit Windows before you run Setup. To
run Setup hold down the ‘Ctrl” and ‘Alt’ keys and press the ‘S’ key. The Setup program will
come on screen. The program has three ‘pages’.
Page 1: Standard Setup
Page 2: Power Management Setup
Page 3: Advanced Setup
Page 1 displays first. You can switch to the next page by pressing the ‘PgDn’ key. To return to
previous page, press the ‘PgUp’ key. Use the keyboard arrow keys to move between items on the
page. The field for the currently selected item will be highlighted. You can select the field option
you want by using the plus and minus keys to change the displayed entry to another option.
In summary:
Change Pages – Page Down (PgDn) & (PgUp) keys
Highlight Item – Arrow Keys
Select Option – Plus & Minus keys
The ‘Esc’ (Escape) key brings up a menu with a list of F-key commands, the commands
displayed are:
Esc Goes back to Setup
F4 Saves any changes you’ve made, exits Setup and reboots the computer
F5 Loads default setting for all pages, including a set of power management settings
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