Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000, User Manual

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Accessing the Setup Program
You can customize many computer settings so that your Texas Instruments TravelMate
3000 Notebook Computer always powers up with your settings, using either of two Setup
Programs to specify hardware and software configurations. The Setup Program factory
default settings are satisfactory for most working environments and applications, but you
can select the settings best for your situation.
Disk-Based Setup Program
One Setup Program is resident on the hard disk under the UTILS directory, accessed from
the MS-DOS C:\> prompt. You should use this Setup Program in almost all cases. The
program is divided into three pages: the first page lists system operating options; the
second page covers user features; and the third page lists external communication
parameters.
You can press the F1 key to get context-sensitive help displays for each Setup Program
page.
ROM-Based Setup Program
The second Setup Program is resident on the internal ROM (read-only memory) and is
identical to the hard disk-based program except no help displays are available. You
should access this version of the program only if a major configuration error prevents the
computer from booting. You can also access this version from an application program.
Accessing Setup From MS-DOS
Load the hard disk-based Setup Program as follows: At the MS-DOS C:\> prompt, press
the Fn-Esc (Set Up) keys. This executes the SET-UP command in the UTILS directory
and displays the first Setup Program menu page.
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