5-2 Using BIOS Setup and System Recovery
BIOS Setup
When and How to Use
You need to run BIOS Setup Utility when:
You see an error message on the screen requesting you to run BIOS Setup
Utility.
You want to restore the factory default BIOS settings.
You want to modify some specific settings according to the hardware .
You want to modify some specific settings to optimize the system performance.
To run BIOS Setup Utility, press the F2 key when the prompt appears on the screen
during system startup. The prompt shows up on the screen for only a few seconds.
You must press F2 quickly. The BIOS Setup Utility main screen appears as shown
next.
Model NO:
Serial NO:
Processor Info:
Installed System Memory:
SATA HDD:
SATA ODD:
BIOS Revision:
EC Revision:
LAN MAC Address:
IEEE 1394 GUID:
Operating Time:
S400-G2
RC5XXS0068
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz
8192 MB
WDC WD5000BPVT-22A1YT0 - 500GB
PIORNEER DVD-RW DVRTD11RS - ATAPI
R0.52.070520F
R0.02c
00-22-20-0D-AF-49
00-40-D0-01-00-49-0A-F1
11 Hours
F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item +/- Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit