System Setup Menu — Appears on top of the System Setup window. This field provides a menu to access to the System Setup options. Press <<> and<>>keys to navigate. As a Menu option is highlighted, the Options List, lists the options that define the hardware installed on you computer. Options List — Appears on the left side of the System Setup window. The field lists features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. Scroll up and down the list with the up- and down-arrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the Options Field displays the option’s current and available settings. Options Field — Appears on the right side of Options List and contains information about each option listed in the Options List. In this field you can view information about your computer and make changes to your current settings. Press to make changes to your current settings. Press to return to the Options List. NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Options Field are changeable. Help — Appears on the right side of the System Setup window and contains help information about the option selected in Options List. Key Functions — Appears below the Options Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field. System Setup System Setup Options NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may, or may not appear exactly as listed. Main System Date Displays current date in the mm:dd:yy format. System Time Displays the time in the hh:mm:ss format. SATA 0 Displays the SATA 0 drive integrated in the system. SATA 1 Displays the SATA 1 drive integrated in the system. HDD S.M.A.R.T Allows you to enable or disable the integrated hard drive errors Capability to be reported during system startup. The factory default setting is Disabled. System Info Displays the BIOS version number and date, system model name and the service tag of the computer. Memory Info Indicates amount of installed memory, usable memory, memory speed, memory channel mode (dual or single), and the type of memory technology used. ME-HECI Allows you to enable or disable the management engine. Advanced CPU Type Displays the processor type. CPU Speed Displays the processor speed. Cache L1 Displays the processor L1 cache size. Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size. Advanced Displays the video memory size. Chipset Features Integrated Allows you to enable or disable these integrated devices: HD Peripherals Audio, Onboard LAN connector, and Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Serial ATA Configuration can be set to IDE or AHCI mode. CPU Allows you to enable or disable the CPU features that enhance Configuration the performance of the system. System Setup USB Allows you to enable or disable the USB controller. Configuration Power Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Specifies the ACPI suspend type. The default is S3. Type Remote Wake Up Allows you to set the network interface controller to on or off. This option allows the computer to turn on when a network interface controller receives a wake up signal. The factory default setting is Off. Auto Power On Allows you to enable or disable an alarm to turn on the computer automatically. AC Recovery Specifies the behavior of the system after recovering from a power loss. • Power on — The computer turns on after it recovers from a power failure. • Power off — The computer remains turned off. • Last state — The computer returns the power state it was in before the power failure. Device Detect Error Allows you to enable or disable the device error report. Boot Boot Device Sets the boot priority among the available devices. Priority Hard Disk Boot Sets the hard drive boot priority. The items displayed are Priority dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected. CD/DVD Boot Sets the optical drive boot priority. The items displayed are Priority dynamically updated according to the optical drives detected. System Setup Boot Settings Allows the BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This Configuration decreases the time needed to boot the system. Security Allows you to set or change the supervisor password. Device Detect Allows you to enable or disable the device error report. Error Exit Exit Options Provides options to Save Changes and Exit, Discard Changes and Exit, Load Optimal Defaults, and Discard Changes. Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for the bootable devices installed on your computer. Option Settings • Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence. • CD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if the CD has no operating system, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence. • USB Flash Device — The computer attempts to boot fr...
