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Using the bios configuration manager, About the bios configuration manager – Gateway E-5400 User Manual

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About the BIOS Configuration Manager

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Using the BIOS
Configuration
Manager

About the BIOS Configuration
Manager

The computer’s BIOS has a built-in configuration manager that lets you
configure several basic system characteristics. The settings are stored in
battery-backed RAM and are retained even when the power is off.

Enter the BIOS Configuration Manager by restarting the computer, then
selecting

Enter Setup

with your mouse when the Gateway Logo screen appears.

Upon entering BIOS Configuration Manager, the screen on the following page
is initially displayed.

Important

This BIOS will not display the usual system messages on
the screen when the system is first started. If you require
this information, you must enter the BIOS Configuration
Manager to obtain it.

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