User`s guide

The BIOS Setup Program
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By activating user friendly menus, you can configure such items as:
• Hard drives, diskette drives and peripherals
• Password protection from unauthorized use
• Power Management Features
The settings made in the Setup program affect how the notebook performs. It is
important to try to understand all the Setup options and to make settings appropriate for
the way you use the notebook.
Navigating through the BIOS Setup Program
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 Power On Self Test (POST) fails. This
message will inform you of any errors or invalid settings and prompt you to run Setup to
correct the problem.
Even if you are not prompted by a message instructing you to use Setup, 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 power management settings, or for security
purposes, enable the notebook’s password function. It will then be necessary to
reconfigure your system using the Setup program so that the computer can recognize
these changes.
A few examples of why you may want to run the BIOS setup program follow.
• You want to redefine the communication ports to prevent any conflicts.
• You want to make changes to the Power Management configuration.
• You want to change the password or make other changes to the security setup.