Chapter 3: Bios Setup Utility; Introduction - PCchips M810 series User Manual

3: BIOS Setup Utility
Chapter 3
BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about
your computer, such as date and time, the type of installed
hardware and various configuration settings. Your computer
applies the information to initialize all the components when
booting up and basic functions of coordination between system
components.
If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the
system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting
properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to
clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration
information, or you can hold down the Page Up key while
rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also
clears the setup information.
You can run the setup utility and manually change the
configuration. You might need to do this to configure some
hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the
CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.
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