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Setting the real-time clock – Epson 386SX User Manual

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2. To change the setting from

disabled

to

enabled

or vice

versa, press

Enter.

3. Highlight

* * SAVE SETTING

** and press

Enter

to

return to the main Setup menu.

Setting the Real-time Clock

The real-time clock in your Equity 386SX constantly tracks the

time and date-even when the computer is turned off. The first
time you run the Setup program, you use the

Real-time

clock

option to set the time and date for your computer. You

may need to use this option again later to adjust the time for
daylight savings time. The computer automatically changes the
date for leap years.

Another way to change the real-time

clock*s time

and date is

with the

MS-DOS TIME and DATE

commands. See your

MS-DOS

Reference Manual for instructions.

Follow these steps

to set

the real-time clock:

1. At the main Setup menu, highlight

Real-time

clock. If the time and date have been previously set, the

current settings appear:

If the time and date are correct, you can skip ‘the rest of this

section.

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Running the Setup Program