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Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
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EFI BIOS provides an user interface that allows you to modify
hardware configuration, e.g. change the system date and time,
enable/disable a system component, determine bootable device priority,
set up personal password, etc., which is convenient for engineers to
perform modifications and customize the computer system and allows
technicians to troubleshoot the occurred errors when the hardware is
faulty.
The BIOS setup menu allows users to view and modify the BIOS
settings for the computer. After the system is powered on, users can
access the BIOS setup menu by pressing <Del> or <Esc> immediately
while the POST message is running before the operating system is
loading.
All the menu settings are described in details in this chapter.
5.2 Accessing Setup Utility
After the system is powered on, BIOS will enter the Power-On
Self-Test (POST) routines and the POST message will be displayed: