Specifications
EPC-8A Hardware Reference
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Main BIOS Setup Menu
The next figure shows the main BIOS setup menu.
The rightmost menu in the menu bar is the Exit Menu. Use the options in this menu to save
your changes, re-load default BIOS settings, and so on. By pressing the ESC key, you
immediately go to the Exit Menu.
The fields in each menu and sub-menu are explained below. Additional help information
is available in the help area on the BIOS setup screen.
Field Description
System Time/System Date Sets the system time and date. To change these values, go to
each field and enter the desired value. Press the tab key to move
from hour to minute to second, or from month to day to year.
Diskette A/Diskette B Identifies the type of floppy disk drive installed as the A drive.
If the EPC-8A has a floppy drive installed, the proper setting is
usually for a 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. Other options include
360K, 720K, 1.2 Mbyte, and 2.88 Mbytes. If no drive is installed,
the proper setting is NOT INSTALLED.
IDE Adapter 0 Master/Slave
Sub-Menus
Displays a menu that you use to enter disk drive information.
When entered, the Main Menu shows the drive selected. For
more information, see IDE Adapter Sub-Menus on page 13.
Memory Cache Sub-Menu Controls the use of the CPU cache. For more information, see
Memory Cache Sub-Menu on page 15.
Memory Shadow Sub-Menu The term “Memory Shadow” refers to the technique of copying
information from ROM into RAM and accessing it in this
alternate memory location. For more information, see Memory
Shadow Sub-Menu on page 16.
Video System Identifies the video options you want to use: EGA/VGA, CGA
80x25, or monochrome. The EPC-8A’s onboard video is VGA.
Figure 3-1. Main menu
PhoenixBIOS Setup - Copyright 1985-95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Advanced EXM VME Exit
System Time: [16:17:18]
System Date: [03/02/1998]
Diskette A: [1.44MB, 3 1/2”]
Diskette B: [Not Installed]
IDE Adapter 0 Master (C: 262 Mb)
IDE Adapter 0 Slave (None)
Video System: EGA/VGA
Memory Cache
Memory Shadow
Boot Sequence: [A: then C:]
Numlock: [Off]
System Memory: 640 KB
Extended Memory 15360 KB
Item Specific Help
<Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter>
selects field.
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Previous Values
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