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System Care......................................................................................................................2-14
Precautions for System Use.......................................................................................2-14
Storage Requirements................................................................................................2-15
Routine Cleaning.......................................................................................................2-15
Introducing BIOS Setup .....................................................................................................3-2
Entering BIOS Setup ..........................................................................................................3-2
Pausing the Screen.......................................................................................................3-2
BIOS Setup Main Menu ..............................................................................................3-3
Looking at Screens ......................................................................................................3-4
Using Keys ..................................................................................................................3-5
Checking/Setting System Parameters .................................................................................3-5
Resetting System Parameters.......................................................................................3-6
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................................................3-6
Advanced CMOS Setup ..............................................................................................3-7
System Security Setup.................................................................................................3-8
Establishing System Passwords...................................................................................3-9
Hard Disk Drive Passwords.........................................................................................3-9
Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords...........................................................3-10
Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords ...............................................................3-10
Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection .....................................................3-11
Moving the Hard Disk Drive..............................................................................3-11
Power Management Setup .........................................................................................3-12
Boot Device Setup.....................................................................................................3-15
Peripheral Setup ........................................................................................................3-16
Other BIOS Setup Options ........................................................................................3-17
Managing System Power ..................................................................................................3-18
Windows 98 Power Management Properties.............................................................3-18
Windows 98 Power Schemes ....................................................................................3-19
Windows 98 Alarms ..................................................................................................3-20
Windows 98 Power Meter .........................................................................................3-20
Windows 98 Advanced..............................................................................................3-21
Windows 98 Hibernate ..............................................................................................3-21
Windows 98 Power Management States ...................................................................3-22
Recognizing the Windows 98 Power Management States ........................................3-22
Windows 95/NT Power Management States .............................................................3-23
Recognizing the Windows 95/NT Power Management States ..................................3-23
Updating the BIOS ...........................................................................................................3-24
Obtaining the BIOS Update.......................................................................................3-24
Preparing the BIOS Update Diskette.........................................................................3-24
Identifying the Switch Settings..................................................................................3-25
Enabling the BIOS Flash Switch ...............................................................................3-26
Performing the BIOS Update ....................................................................................3-29
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