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operate at its best, only if all these parameters are correctly
configured through the BIOS.
When you start the computer, it is controlled by the BIOS program.
The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic for all the necessary
hardware, configures the parameters of the hardware
synchronization, and detects all the hardware. Only when these
tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to the
program of the next level, which is the operating system. Since the
BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to
communicate, it will be the key factor to system stability, and to
ensure that your system performs at its best. After the BIOS has
achieved the auto-diagnostic and auto-detection operations, it will
display the following message:
PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Three to five seconds after the message is displayed, if you press
the
Del
key, you will access the BIOS Setup menu. At that
moment, the BIOS will display the following message:
Fig 3 BIOS Setup main menu