Acer AST160 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows users to configure
required setting or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the
CMOS SRAM on the main board. When the power is off, the battery on the main board supplies the necessary
power to the CMOS SRAM.
When the power is on, pressing the <Delete> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you
to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the
current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings.
Q-Flash allows the users to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.
BIOS is a Windows-based utility that doesn’t require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly
download and update BIOS from the Internet.
Item Description
wxyz
Move to selection
e
Select Item
^ Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup
Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to
Main Menu.
{ Increase the numeric value or make changes
} Decrease the numeric value or make changes
l General help, displays a screen that describes all key functions
t Loads an default setting for stable performance
u Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
System Utilities
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