Simple BIOS utility settings
Menu | Menu Items |
Main | Date, Time |
Advanced | Advanced Chipset Control, shared memory, TV Output, Parallel Port type and mode, COM ports. |
Security | BIOS Password |
Boot | Boot sequence |
Exit | Save and Exit, Exit (no save), Default settings, Discard changes, Save (no exit) |
Keys | Action |
Arrow / Right Arrow | Moves from one menu to another |
Up/Down arrows | Scroll up and down through the options of a menu. Also, when an option is selected, these keys scroll through the available settings. |
Enter | Selects an option you wish to change. |
Main Menu
Item | Setting/Option | Function | |
Date and Time | Day/Month/Year Hour/Minute/Second |
Sets the date and time |
Advanced Menu
Item | Setting/Options | Function | |
Geyserville Support | Geyserville | Enabled | Power management option. |
Disabled | |||
Shared Video Memory | Shared Video Memory | 4M | Sets Video RAM to 4Mb |
8M | Sets Video RAM to 8Mb | ||
16M | Sets Video RAM to 16Mb | ||
32M | Sets Video RAM to 32Mb |
NOTE: 64Mb Video RAM will automatically be set if this notebook has 512Mb RAM or more. 64Mb will only be displayed in Windows and not in the BIOS.
Warning - NEVER set the shared Memory to be the same size as the
total memory of your notebook. (i.e. if you only have 64mb memory, do not
set the shared memory to 64mb). If you do this, your notebook will not boot
and you will have to add more physical RAM before you can access your notebook!
Boot Menu
Item | Options |
1st Boot Device | Hard Disk Drive |
CD-ROM Drive | |
Floppy Disk Drive | |
LAN Boot |
Item | Options |
2nd Boot Device | Hard Disk Drive |
CD-ROM Drive | |
Floppy Disk Drive | |
LAN Boot |
Item | Options |
3rd Boot Device | Hard Disk Drive |
CD-ROM Drive | |
Floppy Disk Drive | |
LAN Boot |
Item | Options |
4th Boot Device | Hard Disk Drive |
CD-ROM Drive | |
Floppy Disk Drive | |
LAN Boot |
Use the LEFT and RIGHT Arrows to switch between Boot Device menus. Use the
UP and DOWN arrows to select the Boot device for each of the 4 Boot Devices.
Item | Function |
Exit Saving Changes | Save the current settings and reboot the system |
Exit Discarding Changes | Exit without saving any of the changes |
Load Setup Defaults | Restores to the previously saved settings |
Discard Settings | Resets any changes you may have made in the BIOS back to what they were before you started. |
Save Changes | Save changes which have been made, but don't leave the BIOS |