User's Manual

7.2 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 make a setting and do not know
which one to switch back to, 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 get
a message prompting you 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.
z You have set up the computer for the first time and you
got a message stating that you should run the BIOS
Setup program.