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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 - About the BIOS
The BIOS is the basic input/output system, the firmware on the motherboard
that enables your hardware to interface with your software. The BIOS
determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk.
The BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display
screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous
functions. This chapter describes the various BIOS settings that can be
used to configure your system.
The BIOS section of this manual is subject to change without notice and is
provided for reference purposes only. The settings and configurations of the
BIOS are current at the time of print and are subject to change, and
therefore may not match exactly what is displayed on screen.
This section describes the BIOS setup program. The setup program lets you
modify basic configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a
dedicated, battery-backed memory (called NVRAM) that retains the
information even when the power is turned off.
To start the BIOS setup utility:
1. Turn on or reboot your system.
2. Press <Del> during POST (<Tab> on remote console) to start the BIOS
setup utility.
3.2 - BIOS Menu Bar
The menu bar at the top of the windows lists these selections:
Main
Advanced
PCI/PnP
Boot
Security
Chipset
Exit
To configure basic system setups
To configure the advanced chipset features
To configure legacy Plug & Play or PCI settings
To configure system boot order
To configure user and supervisor passwords
To configure chipset management features
To exit setup utility
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