850 Motherboard CMOS Setup

The Setup Utility consists of four major menus - Standard, Power Management, PCI/IRQ Reservation 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.

Power Management Setup Sub-menu Used to configure Power Management features.

PCI/IRQ Reservation Allows the user to reserve specific IRQs for specific usage.

Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS defaults that have been set by the manufacturer for minimum system requirements.

Integrated Peripherals Sub-menu Used to configure onboard peripherals, such as serial & parallel ports and HDD & FDD controllers.
Supervisor Password Allows a Supervisor password to be set or changed.

Exit & Save Changes Save all changes and exit the Setup utility.

Exit Without Saving Changes Exit the Setup utility without saving changes.

Menu Item	Options	Description
Standard CMOS Setup	Sub-menu	Basic system configuration, including date, time, HDD & FDD parameters.
Power Management Setup	Sub-menu	Used to configure Power Management features.
PCI/IRQ Reservation		Allows the user to reserve specific IRQs for specific usage.
Load BIOS Defaults		Load BIOS defaults that have been set by the manufacturer for minimum system requirements.
Integrated Peripherals	Sub-menu	Used to configure onboard peripherals, such as serial & parallel ports and HDD & FDD controllers.
Supervisor Password		Allows a Supervisor password to be set or changed.
Exit & Save Changes		Save all changes and exit the Setup utility.
Exit Without Saving Changes		Exit the Setup utility without saving changes.