Setup Utility 2-3
The menu bar
the line under the Setup title line. The menu bar contains six
top-level menus to set system parameters.
A Main Menu summary window
the area on the left side of the screen. This
area provides a summary of Main Menu Setup parameters. Some Main Menu
parameters can be set from this window or they can be set from submenus.
The help and navigation window
the area on the right side of the screen. This
area provides help information for the Setup option currently selected. The
navigation keys provide a summary of commands available for making selections.
The General Help window
a window that appears any time during Setup after
pressing
F1
. This help window provides general information about using Setup.
The following subsections describe how to use the Main Menu window to set system
parameters.
Menu Bar
The menu bar at the top of the Main Menu window lists these menus:
Main
Use the Main menu for basic system configuration. For example, select
“Main” to verify processor type and speed and to set the system time and date.
Use this menu to check memory parameters.
Advanced
Use the Advanced menu to set serial port and printer port addresses
and interrupts, diskette drive, and hard drive parameters, and to enable/disable the
system’s IDE and diskette drive interfaces.
The Advanced menu also provides submenu items for setting keyboard features,
video configurations, and DMI event logging.
Security
Use this menu to set User and Administrator Passwords and the
Unattended Start feature.
Power — Use the Power menu to set power management parameters.
Boot — Use this menu to set boot options.
Exit
Exits the Setup utility with various save or discard options.
A Maintenance Menu appears when the system is in configure mode. See Appendix C for
information on putting the system in configure mode. This menu allows you to change the
processor speed and to clear user and supervisor passwords.
To select an option from the menu bar, use the left and right arrow keys. See “Exiting
Setup” in this section for a description on exiting the Main Menu.
