Owner's Manual

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Using BIOS Setup and System Recovery

BIOS Setup

When and How to Use

You need to run BIOS Setup Utility when:

z You see an error message on the screen requesting you to run BIOS

Setup Utility.

z You want to restore the factory default BIOS settings.

z You want to modify some specific settings according to the hardware .

z You want to modify some specific settings to optimize the system

performance.

To run BIOS Setup Utility, press the F2 key when the prompt appears on the

screen during system startup. The prompt shows up on the screen for only a

few seconds. You must press F2 quickly. The BIOS Setup Utility main screen

appears as shown next.

Information Main Advanced Security TPM State Boot Exit

Model:

SATA Port 1:

SATA Port 2:

SATA Port 3:

ESATA Port:

Processor Info:

Installed System Memory:

System BIOS Version:

KBC/EC Version:

LAN MAC Address:

Serial Number:

X500

[TOSHIBA MK3265GSX] 320GB

[Optiarc DVD RW AD-7585H]

[None]

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M620@2.67GHz

2048MB

R1.01.070520

00-22-20-0C-B6-5C

RB3XXX0097

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults

Esc Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select X Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit