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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.
CMOS SETUP UTILITY – Copyright (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Features Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI / Plug and Play Setup
BIOS Security Features
CPU PnP Setup
Hardware Monitor
Load Optimal Defaults
Save Changes and Exit
Discard Changes and Exit
↑
↓
←
→
: Move Enter: Select +/ -/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit
F1: General Help F9: Optimized Defaults
Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
V02.54 (C) 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on
the main menu page. Press
Enter
to select the highlighted option.
Press the
Escape
key to leave the setup utility. Press
+/-/
to modify
the selected field’s
values.
Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with
installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one
item, and press
PgUp
and
PgDn
keys to cycle through alternative
values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead
to dialog boxes requiring your answer Yes or No by hitting the
Y
or
N
keys.
If you have already changed the setup utility, press
F10
to save
those changes and exit the utility. Press
F1
to display a screen
describing all key functions. Press
F9
to install the setup utility
with a set of default values.
