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3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY
3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to use the BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system.
The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run
the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during
the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST
will continue with its test routines.
If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by
pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system
chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only,
and they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:
Main
Advanced
H/W Monitor To display current hardware status
Boot
Security
Exit
Use <
> key or <
and then press <Enter> to get into the sub screen.
To set up the system time/date information
To set up the advanced BIOS features
To set up the default system device to locate and load the
Operating System
To set up the security features
To exit the current screen or the BIOS SETUP UTILITY
> key to choose among the selections on the menu bar,
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