Chapter6.Advancedconfiguration
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage66
•“UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage65
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.
Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.
2.BeforeWindowsstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyuntiltheSetupUtilityprogram
opens.IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe
correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage62
.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F1toopentheSetupUtilityprogram.
Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsontherightsideofthescreen.The
keysusedtoperformvarioustasksaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.
Enablingordisablingadevice
Thissectionprovidesinformationabouthowtoenableordisableuseraccesstohardwaredevices(such
asUSBconnectorsorstoragedrives).
Toenableordisableadevice,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.
2.SelectDevices.
3.SelectthedeviceyouwanttoenableordisableandpressEnter.
4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.
5.TosavesettingandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Enablingordisablingtheautomaticpower-onofyourcomputer
TheAutomaticPowerOnitemintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesvariousoptionsforyoutomakeyour
computerstartupautomatically.
ToenableordisabletheAutomaticPowerOnfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.
2.SelectPower➙AutomaticPowerOnandpressEnter.
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