Navigating Through The Bios Setup Program; Accessing The Bios Setup Program; Launching Submenus; Saving Changes And Exiting The Setup Program - Compal notebook User Manual

8.2 Navigating through the BIOS Setup Program

The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a menu
driven program, which means you can scroll through the various directories and make your
selections among the various predetermined choices. If you accidentally configure a setting,
use the BIOS hot keys to return to the previous value. The hot keys are discussed in more
detail later in this chapter.
When turning on the notebook for the first time you may be prompted to run the BIOS Setup
program. A warning message may appear on the screen if the hardware configuration is
changed or the POST fails. This message will inform you of any errors or invalid settings
and prompt you to run the Setup program to correct the problem.
Even if you are not prompted by a message instructing you to use the Setup program, at
some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For
example, you may want to make changes to the display option settings or enable the
notebook's password function for security purposes. It will then be necessary to reconfigure
your system using the Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes.
The list below gives a few examples of reasons why you may want or need to run the BIOS
Setup program.
You have set up the computer for the first time and you got a message stating that you
should run the BIOS Setup program.
You want to redefine the communication ports to prevent any conflicts.
You want to change the password or make other changes to the security setup.
The few examples listed above are by no means complete.
8 The BIOS Setup Program

Accessing the BIOS Setup Program

Launching Submenus

Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup
Program
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