3-4 Setting System Parameters
HOW TO USE SETUP
The Setup utility opens with the Main menu. The Main
menu displays the following:
■
Setup title line — displays the Setup utility name and
copyright message.
■
Menu bar — lists the four top-level menus (Main,
Advanced, Security, Exit) that you can choose to set
system parameters.
■
Menu summary — lists menu setup parameters for the
selected top level menu. You can set some parameters
directly from this window or you can set them using the
keys listed at the bottom of the screen.
■
Item Specific Help — provides help information for the
Setup option currently selected.
■
Legend bar — provides a summary of command keys
for using Setup.
■
General Help window — appears any time during Setup
when you press
F1
or
Alt H
. The help window provides
two pages of general information about using Setup.
The following sections describe how to use the Setup menu
to set system parameters.
The Menu Bar
The menu bar at the top of the Main menu lists these
menus:
■
Main — Use this menu for basic system configuration.
For example, select “Main” to set the system time,
system date, diskette drives, and video parameters. Use
this menu to check memory parameters.