Friday, April 16, 2010

Configuring Your BIOS

The BIOS checks the CMOS Setup for custom settings. Here's what you do to change those settings.

To enter the CMOS Setup, you must press a sure key or combination of keys in the work of the initial startup sequence. Most systems use "Esc," "Del," "F1," "F2," "Ctrl-Esc" or "Ctrl-Alt-Esc" to enter setup. There is usually a line of text at the bottom of the display that tells you "Press ___ to Enter Setup."

One time you have entered setup, you will notice a set of text screens with a lot of options. Some of these are standard, while others vary according to the BIOS manufacturer. Common options include:

  • Technique Time/Date - Set the technique time and date
  • Boot Sequence - The order that BIOS will try to load the operating technique
  • Plug and Play - A standard for auto-detecting connected devices; ought to be set to "Yes" if your computer and operating technique both support it
  • Mouse/Keyboard - "Enable Num Lock," "Enable the Keyboard," "Auto-Detect Mouse"...
  • Drive Configuration - Configure hard drives, CD-ROM and floppy drives
  • Memory - Direct the BIOS to shadow to a specific memory address
  • Security - Set a password for accessing the computer
  • Power Management - Select whether to make use of power management, as well as set the amount of time for standby and suspend
  • Exit - Save your changes, discard your changes or restore default settings

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