Asus PC133 User Manual

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ASUS A7V User’s Manual 514. BIOS SETUP4. BIOS SETUP4.2 BIOS Setup ProgramThis motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated usingthe provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS.The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system,or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your systemusing this utility.Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the futureyou may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, youmay want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the powermanagement settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system usingthe BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes andrecord them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up thecomputer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Thisappears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press to call up the Setuputility. If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key, POST will continuewith its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need tocall Setup, restart the system by pressing + + , or by press-ing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning thesystem off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is amenu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menusand make your selections among the predetermined choices.To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key afterthe computer has run through its POST.NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the followingBIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re-flect your BIOS screens exactly.Program Information