User Guide
2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
2.2 BIOS Setup Program
The BIOS software is constantly being updated so the BIOS setup screens and
descriptions in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly
match what you see on your screen.
This motherboard supports a programmable Low Pin Count (LPC) chip that you
can update using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and
updating your BIOS.”
Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring
your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to congure
your system using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the
configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the
security password feature or make changes to the power management settings.
This requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so
that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS
RAM of the LPC chip.
The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the
computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press
<Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise,
POST continues with its test routines.
To enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del>,
or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by
turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if the rst two fail.
The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a
menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make
your selections among the predetermined choices.