chiliGREEN MS1754: CHAPTER 4

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BIOS Setup

About BIOS Setup

When to Use BIOS Setup?

You may need to run the BIOS Setup when:

 An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and is requested to

run SETUP.

 You want to change the default settings for customized features.

 You want to reload the default BIOS settings.

How to Run BIOS Setup?

To run the BIOS Setup Utility, turn on the notebook and press the [Del] key during the POST

procedure.

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, either restart the

system by turning it OFF and ON, or simultaneously pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] keys to restart.

Be noted that the screen snaps and setting options in this chapter are for your references only.

The actual setting screens and options on your Notebook may be different because of BIOS update.

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BIOS Setup

Control Keys

You can use only the keyboard to control the cursor in the BIOS Setup Utility.

Press left arrow to select one

Press right arrow to select one

menu title.

menu title.

Press up arrow to select one item

Press down arrow to select one

under the menu title.

item under the menu title.

Increase the setting value or make changes.

+

Decrease the setting value or make changes.

1) Open the selected item to change setting options.

2) Bring up a sub-menu when available.

In some items, press this key to change setting field.

Bring up help screen providing the information of control keys.

1) Exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

2) Return to the previous screen in a sub-menu.

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Select the tags to

enter the other menus.

Main Menu

Show system overview info rmation about BIOS version, CPU features, memory

size and setting of system time and date.

Advanced Menu

Adjust the advanced settings, such as power consumption, USB/ PCI devices,

of the notebook in order to achieve a better performance.

Boot Menu

Set up boot type and boot sequence.

Security Menu

Install or clear the password settings for administrator and user.

Save & Exit Menu

Save or discard the changes before leaving the BIOS Setup Menu.

The BIOS items and

figures shown here are

for reference only.

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BIOS Setup

Main Menu

 System Date

This item allows you to set the system date. The date format is

[day:month:date:year].

Day

Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, which is determined by

BIOS (read-only).

Month

The month from 01 (January) to 12 (December).

Date

The date from 01 to 31.

Year

The year can be adjusted by users.

 System Time

This item allows you to set the system time. The system clock will go on

no matter you shut down the PC or get into sleep mode. The time format

is [hour:minute:second].

 SATA Information

These items display the types of the SATA devices installed in the notebook.

Press [Enter] to bring up a window showing the detailed information of the

device, including the device name, vendor, LBA mode, PIO mode and

more.

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BIOS Setup

 System Information

This item provides the information about the firmware, processor, and

system memory.

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BIOS Setup

Advanced Menu

 SATA Mode Selection

This item allows you to choose SATA device working in IDE mode or AHCI

mode.

 Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)

This item allows you to enable or disable Intel SpeedStep technology.

When set to Disabled, the system always operates in a conserve power

mode. If you want optimize the processor, set this item to Enabled, so

that the processor’s speed will be controlled by the use of your operating

system and applications. Setting options: Enabled and Disabled.

 USB Configuration

Select this item to enter the sub-menu:

-- Legacy USB Support

Selecting Enabled allows users to use USB devices, such as mouse,

keyboard, or portable disk, in DOS system; or allows users to boot the

system by USB device. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled and

Auto.

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BIOS Setup

Boot Menu

 Boot Configuration

Configure settings during system boot.

 Bootup NumLock State

This setting is to set the Num Lock State when the system is powered on.

Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on.

Setting to Off will allow the users to use the arrow keys on the numeric

keypad.

 Quiet Boot

This setting is to show POST message during POST process, if not, then it

will show OEM logo.

 Boot Option Priorities

These items showing the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts

to load the disk operating system.

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BIOS Setup

Security Menu

 Administrator Password

When this item is selected, a message box shall appear on the screen as

below:

Type a maximum of twenty-digit password and press [Enter]. The

password entered now will replace any previously set password from

CMOS memory. You may also press [ESC] to abandon new password

setting.

Select User Password

to give or to abandon password setting.

Note that Administrator Password field allows users to enter and change

the settings of the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, while User Password field only

allows users to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

The Password Check

item is used to specify the type of BIOS password

protection that is implemented. Settings are described below:

The password is required only when users try to access to

Setup

BIOS SETUP UTILITY.

nter New Password

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BIOS Setup

The password is required every time when the Notebook is

Always

powered on or when users try to access to BIOS SETUP

UTILITY.

To clear the setting of Administrator Password or User Password, please

press [Enter] under Administrator Password or User Password field

when the password setting pop-up dialogue appears. Please note that

when the Administrator Password is cleared, the User Password will be

cleared at the same time. A confirmation dialogue will pop up asking for

re-confirmation to disable the password setting. Once the password is

disabled, users can enter BIOS Setup menu without entering password

when the system is rebooted.

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BIOS Setup

Save & Exit Menu

 Save Changes and Reset

Save the changes you have made and reset the utility.

 Discard Changes and Exit

Exit the utility without saving the changes you have made..

 Load Setup Defaults

Select this item to load the default settings.