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Contents
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-2
3.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 3-4
3.1.3 Saving the current BIOS le ............................................ 3-6
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-7
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 3-8
3.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 3-8
3.2.3 Legend bar ...................................................................... 3-9
3.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 3-9
3.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 3-9
3.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 3-9
3.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 3-10
3.2.8 General help ................................................................. 3-10
3.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 3-11
3.3.1 System Time ..................................................................3-11
3.3.2 System Date ..................................................................3-11
3.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................3-11
3.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 3-12
3.3.5 First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master ..................... 3-14
3.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 3-15
3.3.7 Installed Memory ........................................................... 3-15
3.3.8 Usable Memory ............................................................. 3-15
3.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 3-16
3.4.1 CPU Conguration .............................................................. 3-16
3.4.2 Chipset .......................................................................... 3-18
3.4.3 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 3-19
3.4.4 Onboard Device Conguration ...................................... 3-20
3.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 3-23
3.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type ...................................................... 3-23
3.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 3-23
3.5.3 APM Conguration ........................................................ 3-24
3.5.4 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 3-26
3.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 3-28