3-5 System Setup ProgramA system setup program is included in your BIOS on the motherboard.The setup program is used to key in the configuration you want for yoursystem. Specifically, you can set the date, time, base memory, expan-sion memory, number of floppy and hard disk drives and displayconfiguration as well as get information on hard disk types.Your system BIOS is fully compatible with IBM BIOS. In addition, manyspecial functions are supported like:Ž a low-level fixed disk format utilityŽ three system utilities (a calculator, a hard disk park, and atimer)Ž system passwordŽ user-defined hard disk typesŽ NEAT chip setThe setup program is simple to be used. It is extremely important thatyou respond correctly to the prompts about your computer.The following will guide you through the setup program. For moreinformation about the setup program, refer to your BIOS manual.Chapter 3: Operating Your System 11
