User's Manual

6.2.5 CD/DVD HELP
Depending on the Optical Media Drive installed on your
computer, you will be supplied with accompanying software
(for example, Easy CD Creator, for writing CDs; WinDVD
for playing movies). Refer to the separate documentation
appropriate to your configuration.
7 The BIOS Setup Program
7.1 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 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-up CMOS RAM, which saves this
information even when the power is turned off. When the
computer is turned back on, the system is configured with
the values found in CMOS. Using easy-to-use menus, you
can configure such items as:
z Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals
z Video display options
z Password protection from unauthorized use
z Boot devices
The settings made in the Setup program intimately affect
how the Notebook performs. It is important, therefore, first