Chapter 5. changing the setup, Bios cmos setup utility, How to change bios cmos setup – ILS ILS15R User Manual

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Chapter 5. Changing the setup


This chapter will briefly outline how to change the setup to suits each user
using BIOS CMOS setup utility programs. This chapter also covers how to
upgrade your computer system.

BIOS CMOS setup utility

This PC adopts BIOS based on Phoenix Technology’s latest Award BIOS
6.0 version. The optimum settings for this product are given for each as
default.

Users can change settings using the BIOS CMOS setup utility included wi
th this product. The BIOS CMOS setup utility is also useful when making
changes to the booting order, when selecting a password, or when adding
a new device.

However, if the BIOS CMOS utility setup is wrongly configured, a serious
system error can take place such as “unable to boot the system”, so be c
areful when changing the settings.

[For reference]

BIOS CMOS setup refers to setting up the components of the system
hardware and saving them. The settings are saved even when the power is off
because the settings are stored in CMOS RAM built into the system and
powered by internal batteries.

How to change BIOS CMOS setup

Here is a brief outline of how to change CMOS settings using the
BIOS CMOS setup utility.

1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the startup page appears, press <Del> to activate the BIOS

CMOS setup utility. If you press the <Del> key too late, it
automatically boots Windows. Should that occur, reset the
computer and press <Del> once again.

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