Operation Manual

Settings in BIOS Setup Ut ility
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility
BIOS Setup UtilitySystem settings, BIOS Setup U
tility
Configuration, BIOS Setup Uti
lity
SetupSystem configuratio nHardware configuration
In the BIOS Setup Utility, you can set the system functions and the hardware
configuration of the noteb ook.
When it is delivered, the notebook is set to factory default s ettings. You can change
these settings in the BIOS Setup U tility. Any changes you make take effect as
soon as you save and quit the BIOS Setup Utility.
The BIOS Setup Utility program contains the following menus:
Main
System settings such as time, date and notebook information
Advanced
Advanced system settings
Security
Password settings and security functions
Boot
Configuration of the start-up sequence
Exit
Exits the BIOS Setup Utility
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility
► Reboot the noteboo k (switch off/on or reboot the operat ing system).
BIOS Setup Utilit
y

The following or a similar display appears on the screen at start-up:
<F2> BIOS Setup <F12> Boot Menu
► When this message appears, press the function key
F2
.
► If a password has been assigned, enter the password and press enter.
If you have forgotten the password, contact your system administrator
or contact our customer service centre.
Operating BIOS Setup Utility
BIOS Setup Utility
Press the
F1
key to display help on the operation of BIOS Setup Utility. The description
of the individual settings is shown in the right-hand window of the BIOS Setup Utility.
With the
F9
key you can load the default settings of the BIOS Setup Ut ility.
► Use t he cursor keys
←
or
→
toselectthemenuyouwishtoaccesstomakechanges.

The menu is displayed o n the screen.
► Select the option you want to change with the cursor keys
↑
or
↓
.
► Press the Enter key.
► Press the
ESC
key to exit the selected menu.
► For future refere nce, make a note of the changes you have made (for example, in this manual).
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