4-2 Setting System Parameters
THE SETUP UTILITY
The Setup utility lets you view and set system parameters.
Use the Setup utility program to
set the time and date.
update or check system parameters when you add or
remove expansion options.
change or set power management features.
correct a hardware discrepancy when the Power-On
Self-Test (POST) displays an error message and
prompts you to run Setup.
check the installation of optional memory by comparing
the amount of memory installed with the amount of
memory displayed by Setup.
change certain system operating parameters, such as
boot device sequence and keyboard parameters.
configure system connections for peripherals such as
your diskette drive, hard disks, and devices connected to
the printer port and serial ports.
customize your system with security features such as
passwords, diskette drive restriction, virus check
reminder and system backup reminder.
set system parameters in the event that your system
board was replaced.
