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Chapter 5 - Setup Utility
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Your notebook 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 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 Del key to enter
the setup utility.
Navigating and Entering Information in BIOS
Use the following keys to move between fields and to enter information:
+ -
Tab
F1
F10
ESC
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
key to return to the previous configuration page.
Select Screen
Push the up and down arrow keys to move
among selections, then press Enter to make a
selection.
Change Option
Select Field
General Help
Save and Exit
Press Esc to exit any section. If you wish to
without
exit the BIOS utility
to the main menu, then press Esc.
the Enter key to enter into the submenu. Press the Esc
saving changes, go
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