BIOS SET-UP
Introduction:
Basic Input/Output System or BIOS is the program a personal computer's microprocessor uses to get
the computer system started after you turn it on. The program usually located in an erasable
programmable read-only memory (EPROM) chip so that it is available to the CPU event if the
computer don’t have its hard drive yet.
When BIOS boots up (starts up) your computer, it first determines whether all of the attachments
are in place and operational and then it loads the operating system (or key parts of it) into your
computer's random access memory (RAM) from your hard disk or diskette drive.
The greatest task of BIOS is loading the Operating System. that is why some called BIOS as bootstrap
program.
Some scenario which needs configuration of BIOS
1. Adjust Date and Time
2. Change Boot Priority
3. Disable component such as USB port
4. If there is an operating system already installed in your computer, then
For this manual, we will discuss on changing the Boot Priority since it is a requirement on the
installation of Operating System.
One of the task of BIOS is to load Operating System. The BIOS first look for a Bootable Device.
What is Bootable Device? Generally, these are devices that the BIOS can only load. It is like an
Autorun if you are familiar. Below are some more explanation on Bootable devices:
- When you install an Operating System to an empty Hard Drive, the Hard Drive becomes
Bootable.
- When you write an Operating System Installer to a USB Drive, you are creating a
Bootable OS Installer.
BIOS, normally, is looking first for the hard drive to load the operating system. When you wanted to
replace the operating system, you are going to plug the Bootable USB Operating System Installer
Drive. The result is, the BIOS didn’t load the installer and instead load the Operating System in your
Hard Drive. Therefore, you need to configure the BIOS so that the BIOS will load first your installer
before anything else.
Procedure:
1. Insert your OS USB Drive Installer and Turn on the computer.
Be sure no other flash drives or media devices plugged into your computer. Make sure also
that your computer is working.
2. Enter BIOS Setup through pressing DEL (other BIOS uses other keys such as F2 and F4).
You press del when the flash screen or BIOS Post Message appears. It has normally a text
“Press DEL to enter set-up”. Just be quick because flash screen will appear in less than 2 sec.
Other presses DEL continually until BIOS set-up appears.
This is the flash screen.
Take note of the Press DEL to run setup message at the bottom of the screen.
Here, Post BIOS message were displayed.
This is the main of BIOS, you can change the time and date here.
Take note of the navigation keys: ← → keys for select screen, ↑↓ for select item, and Enter
key to select
3. Go to Boot Menu – from main menu, press → key three times.
Boot Device Priority Lists all devices available such as Floppy, Hard Drive, and CD Drive.
However, It can only accommodate one hard drive and the USB Flash Drive OS Installer is
detected by BIOS as hard drive. Therefore, we will set the default hard drive through following
the next step.
4. Select Hard Disk Drives through pressing ↓ key once. Then press Enter key.
What is being displayed here is the list of Hard Disk Drives recognized by the BIOS. We are going
to set our USB Drive Installer (USB: SanDisk) as 1st Drive. Follow the next step.
5. Select the 1st Drive by pressing Enter. Then Select USB:SanDisk.
6. Press ESC to go back to Boot Menu.
7. Go to Exit by pressing → twice. Then select Exit & Save Changes by pressing Enter. Press Enter
again to confirm Save Changes.
That’s it. The computer now restarts and load your installer first before. Happy Installing..
