Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Up Arrow, Down Arrow
—Use these keys to move between the
options within a setup menu. (To use the arrows on the numeric
keypad, you must turn off Num Lock.)
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<Enter>
—Use this key either to enter a submenu or display all
available settings for a highlighted configuration option.
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<Esc>
—Use this key to return the parent menu of a submenu. At the
top-level menus, this key serves as a shortcut to the
Exit
menu.
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<+> and <–>
—Use these keys to cycle between all available settings
for a selected configuration option.
Main Setup Menu
The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the
Main
setup menu. The
Main
setup menu includes the following settings:
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System Time & Date
—This setting controls the time of day, which is
stored in a battery-backed real-time clock. Most operating systems
also include a way to change this setting. Use <+> and <–> in
conjunction with <Enter> to change these values.
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DMI Event Logging
—This setting brings up the
DMI Event
Logging
submenu. (Refer to the
section.)
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Require Keyboard to Boot
—When
Yes
, a missing or malfunctioning
keyboard causes the BIOS to halt with an error. When
No
, the BIOS
allows booting without a keyboard. If you are using a USB keyboard,
you may attach it at any time during the powered up state. If you are
using a PS/2 keyboard, you must power down the controller and then
attach the keyboard. To use this controller in a “headless” mode, you
must set this option to
No
. The default value is
Yes
.
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Num Lock
—This setting indicates whether you turn on Num Lock at
boot time. The default value is
On
.
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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave
—These items display the
IDE/ATA devices detected in the system. Normally, you do not
need to modify these items. However, if an IDE/ATA device is not
autodetected properly, you can specify it manually by pressing
<Enter> on an item.
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System Information
—This setting displays a screen containing
important system information about the NI PXI-8184/8185 controller.
