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Safeguards
Contents
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1
4.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 4-1
4.1.2
Updating the BIOS ................................................. 4-2
4.1.3
Saving the current BIOS file .................................. 4-4
4.2
BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 4-6
4.2.1
BIOS menu screen ................................................ 4-7
4.2.2
Menu bar ................................................................ 4-7
4.2.3
Navigation keys ..................................................... 4-8
4.2.4
General help .......................................................... 4-8
4.2.5
Sub-menu .............................................................. 4-8
4.2.6
Scroll bar ................................................................ 4-8
4.2.7
Pop-up window ...................................................... 4-8
4.3
Main menu .......................................................................... 4-9
4.3.1
Primary IDE Master ............................................. 4-10
4.3.2
Primary IDE Slave ............................................... 4-13
4.3.3
Secondary IDE Master ......................................... 4-13
4.3.4
Secondary IDE Slave ........................................... 4-13
4.4
Advanced menu ............................................................... 4-14
4.4.1
Advanced BIOS Features .................................... 4-15
4.4.2
CPU Configuration ............................................... 4-16
4.4.3
Memory Configuration ......................................... 4-17
4.4.4
Chipset ................................................................. 4-18
4.4.5
Onboard Device ................................................... 4-20
4.4.6
PCIPnP ................................................................ 4-24
4.4.7
USB Configuration ............................................... 4-26
4.5
Power menu ..................................................................... 4-27
4.5.1
APM Configuration ............................................... 4-27
4.5.2
Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-31
4.6
Boot menu ........................................................................ 4-33
4.6.1
Boot Device Priority ............................................. 4-33
4.6.2
Hard Disk Boot Priority ........................................ 4-34
4.6.3
Removable Device Priority .................................. 4-34
4.6.4
CD-ROM Boot Priority ......................................... 4-35
4.6.5
Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-35
4.6.6
Security ................................................................ 4-37
4.7
Exit menu ......................................................................... 4-39
Appendix: Reference information
A.1
PSCH-SR block diagrams .................................................. A-1
