4xem BBPCHOME User Manual - 4.1. Entering Setup

BIOS Configuration 

This program should be executed under the following conditions: 

  When changing the system configuration 

  When a configuration error is detected by the system and you   

are prompted to make changes to the Setup program 

  When resetting the system clock 

  When setting the CPU clock speed so that it automatically 

runs either fast or slow 

  When redefining the communication ports to prevent any con             

flicts 

  When making changes to the Power Management 

configuration 

  When changing the password or making other changes to the                         

  security 

setup 

Normally, CMOS setup is needed when the system hardware is not 

consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM, 

whenever the CMOS RAM has lost power, or the system features 

need to be changed. 

4.1. Entering Setup 

When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On 

Self Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various 

diagnostic checks; if an error is encountered, the error will be 

reported in one of two different ways: 

1.  If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a 

series of beeps will be transmitted. 

2.  If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the 

screen will display the error message. 

After the POST routines are completed, the following message 

appears: 

Entering Setup   

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