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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility
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2. Loading and running your operating system.
3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage your PC hardware by means of
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4.1 About BIOS Setup
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4.2 To Run BIOS Setup
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4.3 About CMOS
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computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS data will be lost and POST will
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