Chapter5.Advancedconfiguration
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37
•“UpdatingandrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage42
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage43
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer.This
sectionprovidesinformationaboutonlythemajorconfigurationsettingsavailableintheprogram.
Note:TheoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.
2.Beforetheoperatingsystemstartsup,repeatedlypressandreleaseF1orFn+F1(dependingonthe
keyboard).BasedontheSetupUtilitydisplaymodesetting,oneofthefollowingsituationsoccurs:
•Textmode:TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.
•Graphicmode:Thestartscreenisdisplayed.Then,selectSetuptoopentheSetupUtilityprogram.
Note:IfaBIOSpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogramwillnotopenuntilyouenterthe
correctpassword.Formoreinformation,see“UsingBIOSpasswords”onpage40.
Toviewandchangetheconfigurationsettings,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ChangingthedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram
YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprograminthegraphicmodeorthetextmodeaccordingtoyourneeds.
•Textmode:Youcanuseonlythekeyboardtomakeselections.Thekeysusedtoperformvarioustasks
aredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.
•Graphicmode:Inadditiontothekeyboard,youalsocanusethemousetomakeselections.
Note:TheSerialPortConsoleRedirectionitemisavailableonlyinthetextmode.
TochangethedisplaymodeoftheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage37.
2.Fromthemaininterface,locateSetupmodeselect,andselectGraphicorText.
3.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orFn+F10(dependingonthekeyboard),
selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,andpressEnter.
ChangingthedisplaylanguageoftheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramsupportsthreedisplaylanguages:English,French,andsimplifiedChinese.
TochangethedisplaylanguageoftheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
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