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3. Using SETUP
The SETUP utility program allows you to customize the power-on
initialization parameters of your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output
System). You may need to use the SETUP program if you add
components to your system. To run the BIOS SETUP program, press F2
during system boot. Once inside SETUP, you can reach different sections
by pressing the right/left arrow keys on your keyboard. Inside each
section, you can go into a subsection (indicated by a right-pointing
triangle on the left side of the screen) by moving to it with the up/down
arrow keys, then pressing the Enter key.
Setup’s five sections are Main, Advanced, Security, Power, and Exit. Each
section contains topics you can view or adjust to suit your system’s needs.
SETUP allows you to customize various system parameters, although our
technicians optimize them for your system as shipped. If you
inadvertently change BIOS values that cause your system to malfunction,
you can simply reload the original factory default settings from ROM by
entering SETUP, then pressing the F9 key. Otherwise, you can load the
most recently saved settings from battery backed CMOS by pressing F10.
Within SETUP, pressing F1 toggles the General Help window, while the
right-hand panel describes the function of the currently highlighted topic.
To change your BIOS settings, first use the arrow keys to highlight the
desired topic, then press the space bar or the <+> or <->key on the
numeric keypad to rotate through the available options. Note: only an
item whose label is surrounded by [square brackets] may be changed;
values not in brackets can only be viewed.
Once you’ve finished customizing your BIOS settings, press the Esc key a
couple times to reach the Exit menu. There you can decide if you really
want to keep your changes, if you’d prefer to return to the factory
defaults, or if you want to go back to using your previously saved values.
In any case, remember you can always change the BIOS settings again
next time you boot up.
Chapter 3 - Using SETUP