NEC ShieldPRO FC-N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer
User’s Guide 0318-00002 Ver. 2.0 Dec 2008 – Page 71
6. Setting BIOS
This chapter describes usage of the BIOS SETUP Utility which allows you to set various
environmental conditions on ShieldPRO including power management.
6.1.
BIOS SETUP Utility
The BIOS SETUP Utility is intended for the control of certain ShieldPRO settings.
Using the BIOS SETUP Utility, you can configure various settings for security, device, power saving
and other features.
6.1.1.
Settings on BIOS SETUP Utility
You can perform the following operations on the BIOS SETUP Utility:
Set the current date and time
Select language used on the BIOS SETUP Utility
Set hardware environment
Set security
Set power management
Set boot sequence of ShieldPRO
Any settings changed on the BIOS SETUP Utility will be effective after rebooting.
If both supervisor and user passwords are set, changes cannot be made on some items on the BIOS
SETUP Utility when logged in with the user password.
If some settings are incorrect on the BIOS SETUP Utility, ShieldPRO may not reboot. If this occurs, restart
the BIOS SETUP Utility and return them to the factory defaults.
6.1.2.
Running/Exiting BIOS SETUP Utility
6.1.2.1.
Starting
The following message appears on the BIOS start screen after the power of ShieldPRO is turned
on. Press
F2
to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Press <F2> to SETUP or Press <F12> to Network boot.
The dialog box shown below appears.