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Siemens SIMATIC PANEL PC 877 User Manual

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17.6 BIOS setup

SIMATIC Panel PC 877
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01

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Settings in the main menu

In the main menu, you can move up and down to select the following system configuration

boxes by means of the [↑] up and [↓] down cursor keys:

Array

Meaning

System Time

For viewing and setting the current time

System Date

For viewing and setting the current date

Floppy disk A

Type of installed floppy disk drive

Memory Cache

Used for setting the cache options

System memory

for displaying the system memory

Extended Memory

for displaying the memory expansion

by submenus
Primary master

Type of installed disk drives

Primary Slave

Type of installed disk drives

Secondary Master

Type of installed disk drives

Secondary slave

Type of installed disk drives

Boot options

Used for setting the boot options

Keyboard Features Used for setting of keyboard interface (for instance, NUM-LOCK, typematic

rate)

Hardware Options

Used for setting the hardware options

System time and date

System Time and System Date indicate the current values. Once you have selected the

appropriate option, you can use the [+] and [-] keys to modify the time setting

Hour: Minute: Second

and for the date

Month/Day/Year


You can move between the entries in the date and time fields (for example, from hour to

minute) using the tab key.

Floppy disk A (Floppy disk drive)

The type of floppy disk drive installed in the PC is set here. The following entries are

possible:

[Disabled]

if no disk drive is available.

[1.44 MB, 3 1/2"]

Default setting for an installed disk drive A