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CHAPTER 9: USING THE SETUP PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
The Setup Program is part of your WinBook FX’s ROM BIOS (Read-Only-Memory Basic
Input/Output System). The ROM BIOS, or BIOS as it is usually called, is neither hardware nor
software-it’s firmware. This is software that is stored in chips that the CPU reads when it starts
up. The BIOS firmware creates a standard environment for different operating systems like
Windows 95 and DOS.
The Setup Program allows you to modify settings in the BIOS and configure your WinBook FX
for things such as:
Hard drives, floppy disk drives, and CD-ROM drives
Video display options
Password protection
Power management features
The WinBook FX stores these settings in a non-volatile battery backed-up part of memory called
NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory) or battery backed-up CMOS (Complimentary
Metal Oxide Silicon) RAM. This means that even if you lose all power to your WinBook FX,
these settings (which include the current time and date) will not be lost.
The settings made in the Setup Program intimately affect how the WinBook FX performs. If you
are considering changing your system’s configuration, it is important to first to try to understand
all the Setup’s options, and second, to make settings appropriate for the way you use your
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We programmed a standard configuration in the Setup Program. You may not need to change the
standard program, but we recommend that you read this chapter just in case you need to make
any changes in the future.
The next section discusses how to move around in the Setup Program, and how to specify and
save your new settings, followed by a brief discussion of the optional settings with the
submenus.
USING THE SETUP PROGRAM
We designed the menu-driven Setup Program to make it easy to use. You can scroll through the
various menus and make your selections among the displayed options.
When turning on the WinBook FX for the first time, you may get a message prompting you to
run the Setup Program. A warning message may appear on the screen that the hardware
configuration is changed or that the Power-On Self Test (POST) fails. The screen message will
inform you of any errors or invalid settings and prompt you to run the Setup Program to correct
the problem.
Even if the computer does not prompt you with a message instructing you to use the Setup
Program, at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer.