IBM IntelliStation M Pro, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can press
F1 to display help information for a selected menu item. Depending on the version
of the BIOS code in your computer, some menu choices might differ slightly from
these descriptions.
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System Summary
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor and the amount of installed memory. When
you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot
change settings directly in the system summary.
v System Information
Select this choice to view information about your computer. When you make
changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some
of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change
settings directly in the system information.
Select Product Data to view the machine type and model of the computer, the
serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics
code stored in the electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).
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Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and
input/output (I/O) ports.
Select this choice to enable or disable the integrated SCSI controller, Ethernet
controllers, and standard ports (such as serial and parallel). Enabled is the
default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured,
and the operating system will not detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the
device). If you disable the integrated SCSI controller and no SCSI adapter is
installed, the computer will have no SCSI capability. If you disable the integrated
Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the computer will have
no Ethernet capability.
The choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v Date and Time
Select this choice to set the date and time in the computer, in 24-hour format
(hour:minute:second).
This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v System Security
Select this choice to set a user password or an administrator password. See
“Using passwords” on page 13 for more information. You also can enable the
chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the computer cover is removed.
v Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start
options take effect when you start your computer.
You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed, or
specify whether the computer starts with the keyboard number lock on or off.
The startup sequence specifies the order in which the computer checks devices
to find a startup (boot) record. The computer starts from the first startup record
that it finds.
You can enable a virus-detecting test that checks for changes in the boot record
when the computer starts. You also can select to run POST in the quick mode or
read the microprocessor serial number.
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