Polaroid MID1002 - BIOS Configuration and Security; Accessing and Navigating BIOS

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Chapter6
BIOSSetupAndSecurityFeature
The Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your
computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). It runs and maintains a
varietyofhardware functions.Itismenu-drivensoftware,whichallows
youtoeasilyconfigureandchangethesettings.
The BIOS contains manufacturers default settings for the computer’s
standard operations. However, there are occasions when you may be
requiredtomodifythedefaultsettingsintheBIOS. 
TheBIOSallowsyoutosetuppasswordstolimitaccesstousers.Thisis
animportantfeaturebecauseagreatdealofvitalinformationiscarried
withinthecomputernowadays.Unauthorizedaccesscanbeprevented.
Laterinthischapter,youwilllearnhowtousethissecurityfeature.
EnteringtheBIOSSetupScreen
Firstturn on thepower.When theBIOSperforms thePOST(Power-On
SelfTest),pressDELkeyquicklytoactivatetheSetupUtility.
YoumayneedtopressDELkeyfairlyquickly.Once
thesystembeginstoloadoperatingsystem,youmayhavetoretryby
cycle-poweronagain