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Motherboard User’s Guide
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 the information to initialize all the components when boot-
ing up and basic functions of coordination between system components.
If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunc-
tion. 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 configu-
ration 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
motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.
Running the Setup Utility
Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the screen before the
operating system loading that prompts you to “
Hit <DEL>if you want to run
SETUP
”. Whenever you see this message, press the
Delete
key, and the Main
menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor. If you manually clear
CMOS, you need to press the
F1
key that enters the Main menu page of the Setup
Utility.
CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
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Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Advanced Chipset Setup
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PCI/PnP Setup
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Default Settings
Supervisor Password
User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
: Move
F10: Save and Exit
Enter : Select
+/-/: Value
F9: Optimized Defaults
ESC: Exit
F1: General Help