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The System Setup Option
From the System Setup screen, you can set the options
described below.
Setting the time and date
The real-time clock in your computer continuously tracks the
date and time-even when the computer is turned off. Once
you set the System Time and
System
Date options, you
should not need to change them, unless you adjust the time for
daylight savings or a different time zone. (The computer
automatically changes the date for leap years.)
Setting the video display type
The Video
System option allows you to define the type of
display adapter you are using. If you connected your monitor
to the computer’s built-in VGA port, select
EGA/VGA
If you
connected
a monitor that doesn’t support VGA to a
video adapter card installed in your system, select either the
CGA 80 X 25
or the
Monochrome
option. Also make sure
you disabled the onboard VGA controller by setting jumpers
J14 and J15 to the Off position. (See Chapter 3 for instructions.)
Checking system memory
When you boot your system, the system BIOS detects the total
memory size automatically. You see the memory configuration
displayed in the System
Memory
and
Extended Memory
fields on this SETUP screen.
You cannot
change these values; if they are not what you
expect them to be, check that the SIMM(s) are securely seated
in their sockets. (See Chapter 3 to locate the SIMM sockets.)
1-10 Setting
Up Your System