Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility; Introduction; Running The Setup Utility - ECS P17G/1333 Series User Manual

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Motherboard User's Guide

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such

as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings.

Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when boot-

ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunc-

tion. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use

the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configu-

ration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your

computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might

need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the

motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the

operating system loading that prompts you to "Hit <DEL>if you want to run

SETUP". Whenever you see this message, press the Delete key, and the Main

menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor. If you manually clear

CMOS, you need to press the F1 key that enters the Main menu page of the Setup

Utility.

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced Setup

Advanced Chipset Setup

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PCI/PnP Setup

PC Health Status

F1: General Help