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4. BIOS Setup
This chapter describes the BIOS settings of the MC-4510-C23 computer. The BIOS is a set of input/output
control routines for peripherals. The BIOS is used to initialize basic peripherals and helps boot the operating
system before the operating system is loaded. The BIOS setup allows the user to modify the system
configurations of these basic input/output peripherals. All of the configurations will be stored in the battery
backed up CMOS RAM, which retainsthe system information after system reboots or the power is removed.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
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Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
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Modifying the BIOS Main Settings
 Basic Configuration
 System Security
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Advanced Settings
 Hard Disk Boot Priority
 Advanced BIOS Features
 CPU Features
 Advanced Chipset Settings
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Peripherals
 OnChip IDE Device
 Onboard Device
 Super I/O Device
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Power
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Wake Up Control
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Hardware Monitor
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Load Defaults
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Exiting the BIOS Setup
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Upgrading the BIOS