User`s manual

3: BIOS Setup Utility

Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your

computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed,

and various configuration settings. Your computer applies those

information to initialize all the components when booting up and

basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the

system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting

properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to

clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration

information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while

rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also

clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the

configuration. You might need to do this to configure some

hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the

CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.