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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
BIOS Setup
If you are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or you receive a
Run Setup message, you will need to enter new BIOS setup information. This sec-
tion describes how to configure your system using this utility.
The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the com-
puter, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This ap-
pears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press the <Delete> key 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 simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt>
and <Delete> keys, or by pushing the Reset button on the system case. You can also
restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first
two methods fail to reboot your computer.
When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will
appear with the following options:
Load Defaults
The LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS option loads the minimized settings for troubleshoot-
ing. Choose LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS in order to load optimized defaults for
regular use, then continue with other custom settings that you would like. Choose
SAVE & EXIT SETUP when you are done.
A section at the bottom of the above screen displays the control keys for this screen.
Take note of these keys and their respective uses. Another section just below the
control keys section displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list.
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