The SOYO CD
SOYO SY-P4VM800 Quick Start Guide
3Quick BIOS Setup
3.1Introduction
The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components. If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information. You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.
3.2 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> or <Del> key, and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
COMSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1985-2003,AmericanMegatrends,Inc.
StandardCMOSSetup
AdvancedSetup
FeaturesSetup
PowerManagementSetup
PCI/PlugandPlaySetup
BIOSSecuritySetup
CPUPnPSetup
HardwareMonitor
LoadOptimalDefaults
SaveChangesandExit
DiscardChangesandExit
↑ ↓ ←→:Move Enter:Select | |
F1:GeneralHelp | F9:OptimizedDefaults |
StandardsCOMOSsetupforchangingtime,date,harddisktype,etc.
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