Product specifications

6-3

Changing the System BIOS Settings

This section explains how to change the system BIOS settings for the

IBM 6868 system for use with the Avid software application.

In general, whenever you make changes to the system BIOS

settings, never select the “Set to Default” option. This might cause

problems booting the system.

You must have an EDC4 display controller board in the system

before you install the Windows 2000 image. If you have an older

display controller board you will not have video when you boot the

Windows 2000 image.

You cannot manually enter the system BIOS unless you turn on the

system using the Power button and then press F1 at the IBM logo.

You can automatically enter the system BIOS if the system sees a

different video board (amount of memory has changed on the video

board) or if it senses that the amount of main memory has changed

from the previous time power was applied.

If you haven’t changed the memory or added a different video board,

you must manually enter the system BIOS. To make sure you get to

the system BIOS, the instructions explain how to manually enter the

system BIOS. Once you are in the BIOS, you can see the changes that

were seen by the system by looking for a right arrow (-->) next to the

BIOS entry.

You must be ready to press F1 when the “Press F1” statement appears on the

screen. The processor speed might cause the F1 statement to go by very

quickly.

Once you enter the system BIOS, how you move, select, and exit are

explained at the bottom of the screen.