NEC DIRECTION L Service Manual

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Setup Utility 2-3HOW TO USE SETUPThe Setup utility has a Main Menu window and five top-level menus with submenus.The Main Menu window contains the following areas: A title line  the top line of the Main Menu. This line displays the Setup utilityname and copyright message. The menu bar  the line under the Setup title line. The menu bar contains fivetop-level menus to set system parameters. A Main Menu summary window  the area on the left side of the screen. Thisarea provides a summary of Main Menu Setup parameters. Some Main Menuparameters can be set from this window or they can be set from submenus. The help and navigation window  the area on the right side of the screen. Thisarea provides help information for the Setup option currently selected. Thenavigation keys provide a summary of commands available for making selections. The General Help window  a window that appears any time during Setup afterpressing F1. This help window provides general information about using Setup.The following subsections describe how to use the Main Menu window to set systemparameters.Menu BarThe menu bar at the top of the Main Menu window lists these menus: Main  Use the Main menu for basic system configuration. For example, select“Main” to set the system time, system date, diskette drive, and hard driveparameters. Use this menu to check memory parameters. Advanced  Use the Advanced menu to set serial port and printer port addressesand interrupts, and to enable/disable the system’s IDE and diskette driveinterfaces.The Advanced menu also provides submenu items for setting keyboard features,video configurations, and DMI event logging. Security  Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and theUnattended Start feature. Power — Use the Power menu to set power management parameters. Boot — Use this menu to set boot options. Exit  Exits the Setup utility with various save or discard options.