930/950 Motherboard CMOS Setup

The Setup Utility consists of four major menus - Standard, BIOS Features, Power Management and Integrated Peripherals. This section covers all of these menus and their sub-menus, including definition and usage of the features. In addition, full screens are provided for illustration.

These illustrations are approximations of the actual screens.

To enter the Setup utility, press the <F2> key during POST. This will bring up the main menu.

Menu Item Options Description
Standard CMOS Setup Sub-menu Basic system configuration, including date, time, HDD & FDD parameters.
BIOS Features Setup Sub-menu Used to set certain BIOS features.
Power Management Setup Sub-menu Used to configure Power Management features.
Integrated Peripherals Sub-menu Used to configure onboard peripherals, such as serial & parallel ports and HDD & FDD controllers.
Load Setup Defaults Load BIOS defaults that have been set by the manufacturer for minimum system requirements.
Supervisor Password Allows a Supervisor password to be set or changed.
User Password Allows a User password to be set or changed.
IDE HDD Auto Detection Used to auto-detect the parameters of installed HDD(s).
Save & Exit Setup Save all changes and exit the Setup utility.
Exit Without Saving Exit the Setup utility without saving changes.