Gateway 920 Manuale Utente

Chapter 5: Using the BIOS Setup Utility

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The BIOS Setup utility stores basic settings for your server. These settings include 
basic hardware configuration, resource settings, and password security. These 
settings are stored and saved even when the power is off.

Restart your server.

Press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS 
Setup utility opens.

When you select menu items, the Item Specific Help box on the right side 
of the screen displays specific information about the selection. The 
command bar across the bottom of the screen shows the keys you press 
to access help, navigate through the menus, and perform other tasks.

Select one of these menus:

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 gives you access to basic information and settings related to your 

server’s hardware and configuration.

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 gives you access to information and settings for system 

resources, hardware, and server’s configuration.

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 gives you access to settings that control your server’s power 

management features.

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 lets you change startup settings.

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 gives you access to settings related to system access passwords. 

For more information, see 

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 gives you access to options for closing the BIOS Setup utility.

The options in the BIOS Setup utility have been set at the 
factory for optimal performance. Changes to these 
settings will affect the performance of your server.

Before changing any settings, write them down in case you 
need to restore them later. You can record the settings on 
a printout of the appendix for