Personal Computer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. You and your computer
- Chapter 3. Security
- Chapter 4. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Removing the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a PCI card
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Installing or replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the card reader
- Replacing the power supply assembly
- Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly
- Replacing the primary hard disk drive
- Replacing the secondary hard disk drive
- Replacing the front fan assembly
- Replacing the rear fan assembly
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Chapter 5. Recovery information
- Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 7. Configuring RAID
- Chapter 8. Updating system programs
- Chapter 9. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 10. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Appendix B. Regulatory information
- Appendix C. WEEE and recycling information
- Index
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless
ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar
settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiple
beepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.
Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogram
menuwillnotbedisplayeduntilyoutypethecorrectpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Using
passwords”onpage59
.
WhenthePOSTdetectsthattheharddiskdrivehasbeenremovedfromyourcomputerorthememory
modulesizehasdecreased,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhenyoustartthecomputerandyouwillbe
promptedtodooneofthefollowing:
•PressF1toentertheSetupUtilityprogram.AfteryouentertheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10tosave
thesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theerrormessagewillnotbedisplayedagain.
•PressF2tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem.
Viewingandchangingsettings
TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconguration.Tovieworchange
settings,starttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
YoucanuseeitherthekeyboardorthemousetonavigatethroughBIOSmenuchoices.Thekeysusedto
performvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
Usingpasswords
ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:
•Power-OnPassword
•AdministratorPassword
•HardDiskPassword
Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimproves
computingsecurity.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingsections.
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,it
isrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Tosetastrongpassword,
usethefollowingguidelines:
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