User's Manual

The BIOS Setup Program
Introduction
Navigating through the BIOS Setup Program
The Main Menu
The System Devices Menu
The Security Menu
The Boot Menu
The Information Menu
The Exit Menu
Introduction
The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu
driven utility that enables you to make changes to the system
configuration and tailor the operation of your Notebook to your individual
individual work needs. A ROM-based configuration utility displays the
system's configuration status and provides you with a tool to set system
parameters. These parameters are stored in nonvolatile battery backed
backed-up CMOS RAM, which saves this information even when the
power is turned off. When the computer is turned back on, the system is
is configured with the values found in CMOS. Using easy-to-use menus,
menus, you can configure such items as:
Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals
Video display options
Password protection from unauthorized use
Boot devices
The settings made in the Setup program intimately affect how the
Notebook performs. It is important, therefore, first to try to understand all
all the available options, and second, to make settings appropriate for
the way you use the Notebook. This chapter will guide you through the
Setup program by providing clear explanations for all Setup options.
A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup program by
the factory technicians, so you will very likely have little to worry about
for now. However, eventually you may want to customize your system to
to suit your own performance needs. It is recommended that you read
this chapter and become familiar with the adjustments that can be made
made in the BIOS.
The next section explains how to move around in the Setup program, as
as well as how to specify and save your new settings. A brief discussion
discussion of the optional settings among the different submenus
follows.
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