MSI EX600 YA Edition, 1637 manual About Bios Setup, When to Use Bios Setup?, How to Run Bios Setup?

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BIOS Setup

About BIOS Setup

When to Use BIOS Setup?

You may need to run the BIOS Setup when:

wAn error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP.

wYou want to change the default settings for customized features.

wYou want to reload the default BIOS settings.

How to Run BIOS Setup?

To run the BIOS Setup Utility, turn on the Notebook and press the [Del] key during the POST procedure.

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and ON, or simultaneously pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] keys to restart.

The screen snaps and setting options in this chapter are for your references only. The actual setting screens and options on your Notebook may be different because of BIOS update.

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