NEC POWERMATE ENTERPRISE - 09-1997, Manual

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Using Tools and Utilities 4-7
System Time/Date
Use this menu to set the current time and date. The clock
keeps time even after the system power is turned off.
To set the time, enter the current hour, minute, and seconds
in hh:mm:ss, 24-hour format. Press
Tab or Enter to move
between fields. For example, type
13<tab>30<tab>00
for
1:30 P.M.
To set the date, enter the current month, day, and year in
mm/dd/yyyy format. Press
Tab or Enter to move between
fields. For example, type
07<tab>30<tab>1997
for July
30, 1997.
Floppy Options
This field is used to select the type of diskette drive in your
system. Diskette A is set to “1.44/1.25 MB 3 1/2” by
default, and Diskette B is set to “Disabled.” Unless you are
changing your hardware, you do not need to change the
diskette drive (floppy) A or B settings.
If you add an optional diskette drive to your system, select
“Floppy B” and the select parameter value corresponding to
the drive being added.
The Floppy Write Protect field allows you to configure the
floppy diskette drive(s) so that no information can be
written to a diskette. Set the field to “Enabled” to write
protect diskettes.
Primary and Secondary IDE
The Primary and Secondary IDE Master and Slave settings
control the following types of devices:
„
hard disk drives
„
CD-ROM readers
„
Zip drives
„
tape backup units.