ubsequent access to your notebook. gaining s
th
e password once set, you will be greatly inconvenienced in
warranty documentation. Should you happen to forget or mislay
memorized it or written it down and stored it with your Notebook
26 Using BIOS setup
Mai
n menu
The
Main
menu
contains the basic configuration settings of the
system and shows some system information, such as the BIOS
version, CPU type and speed, and the system memory, etc.
•
System T
ime:
allo
ws you to set the time of the system. Type
in the value and then press <Enter> to change the next value.
•
System Date:
allo
ws you to set the date of the system. Type in
the value and then press <Enter> to change the next value.
Adv
anced menu
The Advanced me
nu contains advanced I/O (Input/Output)
configuration settings of the system. For example, enabling/
disabling AHCI mode.
Boot menu
The
Boot
menu
contains the boot configuration settings of the
system.
•
Boot Device Prior
ity:
sets
the sequence of boot devices. The
system will try to boot from the first device. If it is not
available, the system will try the next boot device.
a. Use <> or <> to select a device.
b. Press <Enter>, and then press <> or <> to select a
device from the list.
c. Press <Enter> to confirm your selection.
•
Hard Disk Drives: specifies the Boot D
evice Priority
sequence from hard disks that are available.
•
Removab
le Drives:
specifies the Boot D
evice Priority
sequence from removable disks that are available.
•
PXE SUPPORT
:
supp
orts to boot from LAN.
Securi
ty menu
The Security men
u contains the security settings, which
safeguard your system against unauthorized use.
•
Chan
ge Supervisor Password:
This set of passw
ord
controls the system supervisor's access to the whole BIOS
setup utility. It must be set before
User Pas
sword
can be set.
Wh
en typing the password, first make sure Num Lock is off,
and then type your password in the entry field and press
<Enter>. Confirm your password by typing it again and
pressing <Enter>.
•
Chan
ge User Password:
This set
of password controls the
user's access to the BIOS setup utility. When typing the
password, first make sure Num Lock is off, and then type your
password in the entry field and press <Enter>. Confirm your
password by typing it again and pressing <Enter>.
If you are not familiar with the
items in the Advanced menu,
you are advised to keep the default. Setting values incorrectly
may cause system malformation.
Do NOT set th
e BIOS security password without having
If Supervisor Passwor
d and User Password are both set, you
can enter either one of them during the password prompt. To
have full privileges in BIOS setup, enter Supervisor Password.
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