Using The Bios Setup Utility - Gigabyte M1022C User Manual

4.1 Using the BIOS Setup Utility

Your Booktop M1022 has a BIOS setup utility which allows you to
configure important system settings, including settings for various
optional functions of the computer. This chapter explains how to use
the BIOS setup utility.
BIOS Setup Menu
The BIOS setup Utility allows you to configure your computer's
basic settings. When you turn your computer on, the system reads
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this information to initialize the hardware so that it can operate
correctly. Use the BIOS setup utility to change your computer's
start-up configuration. For example, you can change the security
and power management routines of your system.
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility
You can only enter the BIOS setup utility as the computer is booting,
that is between the time you turn on the computer and before the
Windows interface appears. If your computer is already on, shut
down your computer completely (power off) and restart it and then
press the F2 key to enter the setup utility.
Navigating and Entering Information in BIOS
Use the following keys to move between fields and to enter
information:
F1 Help
ESC Exit
Select Item
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Select Menu
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F7/F8 Change Values
Enter Select ► Sub-Menu
F9 Setup Default.
F10 Save and Exit.
Users are allowed to enter new values to replace the default settings
in certain fields, and the rest fields are specified by system default
parameters and cannot be modified by users. Reverse the attribute
of the main options and press the Enter key to enter into the
submenu. Press the Esc key to return to the previous configuration
page.
Menu
The Main screen displays a summary of your
Main Booktop M1022 hardware information, and also
includes basic setup parameters.
This screen contains parameters involving your
Advanced
hardware devices.
The Security screen contains parameters that help
Security safeguard and protect your Booktop M1022 from
unauthorized use.
To set the order of booting equipments, enabling or
Boot
disabling equipments.
Exit To exit the interface of setting system.
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