IBM Aptiva 2162 Series Hardware Maintenance Service

Setup UtilityThe Setup Utility lets you view and change important information about thecomputer and its hardware.Using the Setup UtilityYou might need to use the Setup Utility in the following situations: If you add or replace a hardware option (such as a diskette drive, harddisk drive, or memory module), and you want to verify or make achange. To verify a change after removing a hardware option. If you get an error code and message.You can also use the Setup Utility to: Check the computer’s hardware features. For example, you can usethis program to check the amount of memory or the size of the hard diskin the computer. Change the computer’s serial and parallel port settings, and the parallelport mode. Set up or change a password on the computer. Change the date and time on the computer. Reduce the amount of energy the computer uses by setting up thecomputer’s Rapid Resume features. Determine which Plug and Play adapter cards you want configured bysystem BIOS.Starting the Setup UtilityThe Setup Utility displays screens that let you view information about howthe computer is set up (called the configuration), or change certaininformation on the computer. There are two ways to display the Setup Utilityscreen: When you power the computer on, this symbol appears:Press F1 while the symbol is displayed to get the Setup Utility screen.1-14