Siemens SIMATIC Box PC 627, Operating Instructions Manual

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Detailed descriptions
16.4 BIOS Setup
SIMATIC Box PC 627
Operating Instructions, Release 05/2006, A5E00362052-03
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16.4
BIOS Setup
16.4.1 Overview
BIOS Setup program
The BIOS SETUP program is stored in the ROM BIOS. Information about the system
configuration is stored in the battery-backed RAM of the device.
You can use SETUP to set the hardware configuration (for example, the hard disk type) and
define the system properties. You can also use SETUP to set the time-of-day and date.
Changing the device configuration
Your Rack PC device configuration is preset for working with the software supplied with the
unit. You should only change the preset values if you have modified your Rack PC in any
way, or if a fault occurs when the unit is powered up.
16.4.2 Starting BIOS Setup
Starting BIOS Setup
1. Start the setup program as follows:
2. Reset the device (warm or cold restart).
In the figures shown, the default settings differ based on the device versions. With the
default settings on the Box PC, for example, the following screen appears after booting:
Phoenix BIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 A5E000xxxxx-ES0x
Copyright 1985–2002 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.All Rights Reserved.
Siemens SIMATIC Box PC 627 Vxx.xx.xx
CPU = Intel® Pentium®M CPU X.XX GHz (X.XX depending on the processor)
640K System RAM Passed
127MB Extended RAM Passed
Press <F2> to enter SETUP or <ESC> to display the boot menu
On completion of the POST, the BIOS gives you the opportunity of starting the SETUP
program. The following message appears on the screen:
Press < F2 > to enter SETUP or <ESC> to show boot menu
3. Press the F2 key as long as the BIOS prompt appears on the screen.