IBM 8183 - ThinkCentre S50 - 256 MB RAM Hardware Maintenance Manual - Chapter

Chapter

5.

Using

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

The

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

is

stored

in

the

electrically

erasable

programmable

read-only

memory

(EEPROM)

of

the

computer.

The

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

is

used

to

view

and

change

the

configuration

settings

of

the

computer,

regardless

of

which

operating

system

you

are

using.

However,

the

operating-system

settings

might

override

any

similar

settings

in

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program.

Starting

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

To

start

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program,

do

the

following:

1.

Shut

down

the

operating

system

and

turn

off

the

computer.

2.

Turn

on

the

computer

and

look

for

the

following

prompt

on

the

logo

screen:

(To

interrupt

normal

startup,

press

Enter)

Press

Enter

when

you

see

the

prompt.

3.

When

the

Access

IBM

Predesktop

Area

displays,

double

click

Start

setup

utility

.

Note:

If

an

administrator

password

has

been

set,

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

menu

is

not

display

until

you

type

your

password.

The

IBM

Setup

Utility

might

start

automatically

when

POST

detects

that

hardware

has

been

removed

or

new

hardware

has

been

installed

in

the

computer.

Viewing

and

changing

settings

The

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

menu

lists

items

that

identify

system

configuration

topics.

When

working

with

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

menu,

you

must

use

the

keyboard.

The

keys

used

to

perform

various

tasks

are

displayed

at

the

bottom

of

each

screen.

Exiting

from

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

When

you

finish

viewing

or

changing

settings,

press

Esc

to

return

to

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

menu

(you

might

have

to

press

Esc

several

times).

If

you

want

to

save

the

new

settings,

select

Save

Settings

or

Save

and

exit

the

Setup

Utility

.

Otherwise,

your

changes

will

not

be

saved.

Using

passwords

You

can

use

passwords

to

provide

security

for

the

computer

and

data.

There

are

two

kinds

of

passwords:

a

user

password

and

an

administrator

password.

You

do

not

have

to

set

a

password

of

either

type

to

use

the

computer.

However,

if

you

decide

to

set

either

one,

read

the

following

sections.

User

password

The

user

password

feature

deters

unauthorized

persons

from

gaining

access

to

the

computer.

©

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2005

19