Introducing Bios Setup; Entering Bios Setup - NEC VERSA LITEPAD TABLET PC Manual

Introducing BIOS Setup

Your NEC Versa LitePad tablet PC comes with a hardware program
called the BIOS Setup utility that allows you to view and set system
parameters. BIOS Setup also allows you to set password features that
protect your system from unauthorized use.
Use BIOS Setup to:
set the current time and date
customize your operating system to reflect your computer hardware
secure your system with a password
launch the Refresh Battery utility and fully discharge your lithium
ion battery pack.
System parameter information, for example, date, time, drive, and
security settings, is stored in the system's complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) memory.

Entering BIOS Setup

Connect your keyboard or use your tablet pen to run the BIOS Setup
utility. You can use some of the tablet PC buttons to access the BIOS
Setup utility and to select menu options.
Access the BIOS utility at power-on. Just press the
when the following prompt appears.
When you press the
interrupts the Power-On Self-Test (POST) and displays the Standard
CMOS Setup menu. You can view and set system parameters from this
menu and BIOS Setup's other menus. See the following sections for a
description of how to use the BIOS Setup utility.
If the system detects an error during POST, it prompts you with a
double beep and a message: "Press DOWN to enter Setup."
3-2 Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Press <DOWN> to Enter BIOS Setup
DOWN button to enter BIOS Setup, the system
button
DOWN