Some of the parameters and related settings in Setup are for reference only, such as those items in the System Summary and Product Data menus. Refer to the section “Viewing system information and product data” on page 6-6 for details on these menus.

The configurable options allow you to control how your computer operates. For example, you can use Setup to:

Configure hard disk, CD-ROM, or any other IDE drives

Select and configure I/O devices, such as serial, parallel, USB, and video devices

Enable, disable, or configure the power-management modes

Customize startup options

Set date and time

Create or change a power-on password

Enable or disable cache options and ROM shadowing

Set resource assignments for PCI adapter cards and other system devices

Load Setup default settings

BIOS Setup configuration 6-3

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