Tomcat i7230A S5160 

                                                                  Chapter 3: BIOS Setup 

system manufacturer has carefully chosen the chipset defaults for best performance and 

reliability. Even a seemingly small change to the Chipset setup options may cause the system 

to become unstable or unusable. 

Setup Variations 

Not all systems have the same BIOS setup layout or options. While the basic look and function 

of the BIOS setup remains more or less the same for most systems, the appearance of your 

Setup screen may differ from the charts shown in this section. Each system design and 

chipset combination requires a custom configuration. In addition, the final appearance of the 

Setup program depends on the system designer. Your system designer may decide that 

certain items should not be available for user configuration, and remove them from the BIOS 

setup program. 

The BIOS contains the following menu: 

Main 

Use this menu for basic system configuration. 

Advanced 

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. 

Security 

Use this menu to configure security settings for your system. 

Power 

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. 

Boot 

Use this menu to configure boot options for your system. 

Exit 

This contains the various BIOS exit options. 

Note 

On the following pages, options written in bold type represent the 

BIOS Setup default. 

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