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5.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 5.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS. The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". This section describes how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Press to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key, POST continues to run the test routine, thus preventing you from launching the Setup program. If you intend to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key after the Power-On Self Tests (POST). NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 78 Chapter 5: BIOS Information

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Chapter 5: BIOS Information
This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be
updated using the provided utility as described in
5.1 Managing and
Updating Your BIOS
.
The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring
your system, or prompted to “
Run Setup
”. This section describes
how to configure your system using this utility.
Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some
time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your
computer. For example, you may want to enable the Security
Password Feature or make changes to the power management
settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these
changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.
The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you
start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity
to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Tests
(POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little
bit late in pressing the mentioned key, POST continues to run the
test routine, thus preventing you from launching the Setup program.
If you intend to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> +
<Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the Reset button on the system
chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back
on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.
The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible.
It is a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the
various sub-menus and make your selections among the
predetermined choices.
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the
Power-On Self Tests (POST).
5.2
BIOS Setup Program
NOTE:
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the
following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference
purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your
screen.