Specifications

CoreModule/PC Technical Manual
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SETUP
DESCRIPTION
The Ampro SETUP function resides in ROM-BIOS and is used to initialize the nonvolatile
Configuration Memory on the CoreModule/PC. System configuration parameters, used by the
ROM-BIOS to establish the system setup at boot time (powerup or reset), are stored in the Ampro-
unique nonvolatile EEPROM on the board.
The following parameters are stored within the Configuration Memory on the CoreModule/PC:
n Date and Time values of the battery-backed real time clock
n Floppy drive quantity and type
n Video controller type
n Enable/disable serial port
n Enable/disable parallel port
n Set byte-wide socket configuration
n System BIOS Shadow
n POST Speed Option
n Watchdog timer options
n Enable/disable serial boot loader
n Enable/disable SETUP's "hot-key"
n Enable/disable Ampro Extended BIOS services
n Default boot drive
n SCSI hard disk drive parameters
n Console input and output device selection and configuration
There are two ways to use the SETUP function. It can be used from its interactive menu- based user
interface, or it can be directed to automatically take its inputs from a file. The first of these methods
is the normal way you initialize and modify a system's configuration. The file-based mode of
operation allows you to automate the process -- for example as an aid to reconfiguring a large
number of CoreModule/PC based systems.
Note
Changes made using the SETUP function do not take effect
until the next time the system boots.