Elitegroup 557 - Manual (Page 53)

R R u u n n n n i i n n g g B B I I O O S S S S e e t t u u p p
Introduction
The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup program is a menu driven utility that enables
you to make changes to the system configuration and tailor your system to reflect installed
hardware or alter system performance. When the Notebook is turned back on, the system is
configured with the values stored in CMOS. With easy-to-use menus, you can configure such
items as:
Hard drives and peripherals
Bootup Drive Sequence
Password protection
The settings made in the BIOS Setup program intimately affect how the Notebook performs.
Navigating through BIOS Setup
The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. If you accidentally
make a setting and don’t know which one to switch back to, the Setup program has a hot key that
allows you to return to the previous value.
Accessing the BIOS Setup Program
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the DEL key after the Notebook has run through its
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