Bios Setup Program - Asus MES-N User Manual

4.2 BIOS Setup Program

This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the
provided utility as described in 4.1 Flash Memory Writer Utility.
The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or
prompted to "Run Setup". This section describes how to configure your system
using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future
you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you may
want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power man-
agement settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the
BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record
them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.
The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the
computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This
appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup
utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the mentioned key(s), POST will continue
with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to
call Setup, reset the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing
the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off
and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.
The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a
menu driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus
and make your selections among the various predetermined choices. If you acciden-
tally change a setting and do not know which one to switch back to, the Setup pro-
gram has a hot key that allows you to return to the previous value. The hot keys are
discussed in more detail later in this Section.
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the
computer has booted through its POST.
NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not ex-
actly reflect your BIOS screens.
4. BIOS SETUP
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