NEC LC1400, Service & Reference Manual

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Configuring Your System 3-3
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration parameters. This
utility has some unique parameters and many parameters that are also
configurable with the SSU. The utility is resident in the system FLASH memory
and does not require a diskette or an operating system present to run. However,
parameters set with the BIOS Setup Utility that can also be set with the SSU,
will be overwritten by the SSU the next time the SSU is run.
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your system. To
run the BIOS Setup Utility, perform the following procedure:
1. Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” displays.
2. Press F2 . The BIOS Setup Utility starts and the Main Menu is displayed.
The menu bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections:
Menu Use
Main Use this menu for basic system configuration.
Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features
available on your system.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords
and the Backup and Virus-Check reminders.
Server Use this menu for configuring Server Management
features.
Boot Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority.
Exit Exits the current menu.
Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displayed menu. Press
the value keys (listed in the table below) to cycle through the allowable
values for the selected field. Use the Exit menu’s “Save Values” selection to
save the current values on all the menus.
To display a submenu, position the cursor on a selection that has a submenu
and press
ENTER . Selections with submenus are preceded by an arrow.
Refer to the following table for information on the keys you use with BIOS
Setup. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup menu.