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SECTION 4 BIOS SETUP Introduction The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup is a menu driven software utility that enables you to make changes to the system configuration and tailor your Notebook PC to reflect installed hardware, alter performance, and setup power saving functions. It is a ROM-based program and also can be flashed with the latest version update through executing a specific BIOS flashing utility program bundled in the Driver & Utility CD-ROM. A battery backed-up CMOS RAM is used to record some basic system hardware information: clock, date, time, the error handling, and etc., even when the power is off. When the Notebook PC is turned back on, the system is configured with the values stored in the CMOS RAM. With easy-to-use menus, you can configure these items through the BIOS Setup: • Date, time, and clock settings • Hard disk drives and peripherals • System-booting sequence • Password protection setting • Power management features NOTE! Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly reflect your BIOS screens. The settings made in the BIOS Setup program intimately affect how the Notebook PC performs. It is important, therefore, to first understand all the Setup options, and second, to make settings appropriate for the way you use the Notebook PC. This Section will guide you through The Setup Program by providing clear explanations for all the options. A default configuration has already been set. If you are either installing new devices or expanding main memory, you will need to enter the BIOS Setup to reconfigure your Notebook PC. The first part discusses how to move around in the BIOS Setup program, as well as how to specify and save your new settings. Then, a brief discussion of the optional settings in the different sub-menus is given. IV. BIOS Software Notebook PC User's Manual 31