Note
If you remove the computer’s battery and leave your system
without a power source for more than 10 days, the internal
battery runs out of power and does not retain your
configuration information. If this happens, you must run the
SCU again and re-enter any changes you made to the default
settings.
When to Run the System Configuration Utility
Because your computer was set up and configured for you, the
configuration information may already be correct for your
needs. However, you may want to run the SCU to enter the
correct time and date, set a password, or customize the power
management features. (You can also access the power
management features by pressing
Ctrl Alt P
or
Fn
Esc.)
In
addition, any time you change the computer’s configuration
(by installing or removing memory, for example), you need to
run the SCU to update the configuration.
Starting the Utility
You can start the SCU by pressing
Ctrl Alt S
at the MS-DOS
prompt or during power-on diagnostics. To start the SCU
during power-on diagnostics, make sure there is no diskette in
the diskette drive; then turn on your computer. You see the
following prompt at the bottom of your screen for 1 second:
< C T R L - A L T - S > t o e n t e r S y s t e m C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Utility
As soon as you see this message, press
Ctrl Alt S.
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