Using the BIOS

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Setup Utility

About the BIOS Setup utility

The computer’s BIOS has a built-in setup utility that lets you configure several basic system characteristics. The settings are stored in battery-backed RAM and are retained even when the power is off.

Enter the BIOS Setup utility by restarting the computer, then pressing F1 when prompted during the startup process. The Main BIOS Setup utility screen, which may not look like the screen shown below, opens.

BIOS Setup Utility

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS Version:

xx

 

 

Select the default

 

 

 

 

 

language used by the

 

Processor Type:

Intel Pentium III

 

BIOS.

 

 

 

 

 

Processor Speed:

600 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

Cache RAM:

256 KB

 

 

 

 

 

Total Memory:

96 MB

 

 

 

 

 

Bank 0:

RDRAM

 

 

←→ Select Menu

 

Bank 1:

RDRAM

 

 

 

 

 

−↓ Select Item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[English (US)]

 

Enter Select>Sub-Menu

 

Language:

 

 

 

F9

Setup Default

 

 

[xx:xx:xx]

 

 

F10

Save and Exit

 

System Time:

[xx/xx/xxxx]

 

 

ESC

Exit

 

System Date:

 

 

 

F1

Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the BIOS Setup utility

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