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BIOS Setup Main Menu
The MicroATX is configured from within the Setup Screen
System, a series of menus that can be invoked from POST by
pressing the <DEL> key.
Once in the Setup Screen System, the user can navigate with the
UP and DOWN arrow keys from the main. TAB and ENTER are
used to advance to the next field, and '+' and '-' keys cycle
through values, such as those in the Basic Setup Screen.
The BIOS Setup main menu is organized into 14 windows. Each
window is discussed in this chapter.
Each window contains several options. Clicking on each option
activates a specific function. The BIOS Setup options and
functions are described in this chapter. Some options may not be
available in your BIOS. The windows are:
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Basic CMOS Configuration
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Features Configuration
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Custom Configuration
•
Shadow Configuration
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Reset CMOS to Last Known Values
•
Reset CMOS to Factory Defaults
•
Write to CMOS and Exit
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Exit Without Saving CMOS
Basic CMOS Configuration Setup Screen
The drive types, boot activities, and POST optimizations are
configured from the Basic Setup Screen (Figure 2-1). In order to
use disk drives with your system, you must select appropriate
assignments of drive types in the left-hand column. Then, if you
are using true floppy and IDE drives (not memory disks that
emulate these drives), you need to configure the drive types
themselves in the Floppy Drive Types and IDE Drive Geometry
sections. Finally, you'll need to configure the boot sequence in
the middle of the screen. Once these selections have been made,
your system is ready to use.
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