Siemens SIMATIC PANEL PC 877 User Manual
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Detailed descriptions
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