Chapter 2 17BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user toconfigure required setting or to active certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the mainboard. When the power is turnedoff, the battery on the mainboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM.When the power is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will takeyou to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing “Ctrl+F1”. When settingup BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOSneeds to be reset to its original settings.Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.BIOS is a Window s-based utility that doesn’t required users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS butdirectly download and update BIOS from the Internet.NOTE: Main Menu: This is the online description of the highlighted setup functions is displayed at the bottomof the screen.NOTE: Status Page Setup Menu/ Option Page Setup Menu: Press F1 to pop up a small help window thatdescribes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit theHelp Window press .Control KeysItem Descriptionwxyz Move to selectione Select Item^ Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page SetupMenu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return toMain Menu.{ Increase the numeric value or make changes} Decrease the numeric value or make changesl General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option PageSetup Menum Item Helpp Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for option PageSetup Menur Load the Optimized Defaultst System Informationu Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main MenuSystem UtilitiesChapter 2