Acnodes FES 5313 - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 4 - BIOS Setup
4-1 Overview
The BIOS is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the CPU and
peripherals. It contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. The BIOS
allows you to configure the system and save the configuration in a battery-backed CMOS so that
the data retains even when the power is off. In general, the information stored in the CMOS RAM
of the EEPROM will stay unchanged unless a configuration change has been made such as a hard
drive replaced or a device added. It is possible that the CMOS battery will fail causing CMOS data
loss. If this happens, you need to install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure the BIOS settings.
Note:
The BIOS is constantly updated to improve the performance of the system board; therefore the
BIOS screens in this chapter may not appear the same as the actual one. These screens are for
reference purpose only.
Default Configuration
Most of the configuration settings are either predefined according to the Load Optimal Defaults
settings which are stored in the BIOS or are automatically detected and configured without
requiring any actions. There are a few settings that you may need to change depending on your
system configuration.