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L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S
MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS
The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current
system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navi-
gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes.
(See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for
more information.)
The following tables show the names of the menu fields
for the Main menu and its submenus, all of the options
for each field, the default settings and a description of
the field’s function and any special information needed
to help understand the field’s use.
*Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.
Figure 1. Main Menu
P O I N T
System Time and System Date can also be set from your
operating system without using the setup utility. Use
the calendar and time icon on your Windows Control
panel or type time or date from the MS-DOS prompt.
Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
Note that the parameters listed below may differ, as determined by your system configuration.
Menu
Field
Options
Default
Description
System
Time:
–—
–—
Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format of
hours:minutes:seconds with 2 digits for each. (HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57.
You may change each segment of the time separately. Move between the
segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
System
Date:
–—
–—
Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric format
with 2 digits each for month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for
example: 10/16/2001. You may change each segment of the date separately.
Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
System Time:
[
02
:34:56]
System Date:
[04/03/2002]
Floppy Disk A:
[1.44/1.2 MB, 3.5"]
Primary Master
[TOSHIBA MK2018GAP-(PM)]
Secondary Master
[TOSHIBA DVD-ROM-SD-R2102-(SM)]
Language:
[English (US)]
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
F1
Help
ESC
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
-/Space
Change Values
Enter
Select Sub-Menu
F9
Setup Defaults
F10
Save and Exit
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Main
Advanced Security Power Boot
Info
Exit
Item Specific Help
Adjust calendar clock.
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or
<Enter> selects field.
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