Elitegroup G733G - Manual (Page 43)

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Configuring & Maintaining
Your System
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
Boot up Drive Sequence
Password protection
Power Management Features
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 POST.
Item Specific Help
On the right side of the Setup screen is an area labeled Item Specific Help. This area will list navigation
key shortcuts and information that is specific for the item that you are currently editing.
The Menu Bar
The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: