Gabriela K. Pakasi (student ID: 19024034) completed a lab exploring BIOS/UEFI settings on their computer. The document outlines steps taken to access the BIOS/UEFI setup, navigate settings menus to find information like the CPU speed, RAM speed, hard drive details, boot order and more. Settings were changed, such as making the optical drive the first boot device, and changes were saved before exiting setup.
Gabriela K. Pakasi (student ID: 19024034) completed a lab exploring BIOS/UEFI settings on their computer. The document outlines steps taken to access the BIOS/UEFI setup, navigate settings menus to find information like the CPU speed, RAM speed, hard drive details, boot order and more. Settings were changed, such as making the optical drive the first boot device, and changes were saved before exiting setup.
Gabriela K. Pakasi (student ID: 19024034) completed a lab exploring BIOS/UEFI settings on their computer. The document outlines steps taken to access the BIOS/UEFI setup, navigate settings menus to find information like the CPU speed, RAM speed, hard drive details, boot order and more. Settings were changed, such as making the optical drive the first boot device, and changes were saved before exiting setup.
Gabriela K. Pakasi (student ID: 19024034) completed a lab exploring BIOS/UEFI settings on their computer. The document outlines steps taken to access the BIOS/UEFI setup, navigate settings menus to find information like the CPU speed, RAM speed, hard drive details, boot order and more. Settings were changed, such as making the optical drive the first boot device, and changes were saved before exiting setup.
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Nama: Gabriela K.
Pakasi Nim: 19024034 Kelas: 4 TI 2
Part 1: Enter BIOS or UEFI.
Step 1: Power on the computer. a. Plug the power supply cable into an AC wall outlet. b. If there is a power switch on the power supply, set the switch to “1” or “on”. c. Turn on the computer with the power button on the front panel. Note: If the computer beeps more than once, or if the power does not come on, notify your instructor. Step 2: Enter the firmware setup program. During POST, press the firmware setup key or key combination. The firmware setup utility program screen will appear. Questions: What is the key or combination of keys used to enter the firmware setup utility program? Answer: F12 function12 Who manufactures the BIOS or UEFI system for your computer? Answer: Dell,HP What is the BIOS or UEFI version? Answer: Version6.0
Part 2: Explore the Settings.
Step 1: List the main menu options. Question: List the main menu options and describe what is monitored in each menu? Answer: Select Screen, Select Item, Change Field, GeneralHelp.
Step 2: Find the security settings.
Navigate through each screen to find the security settings. Question: What security settings and features are available? Answer: Security Settings- CMOS settings
Step 3: Find the CPU settings.
Navigate through each screen to find the CPU settings. Questions: What is the CPU speed? Answer: 2.50ghz What other information is listed for the CPU? Answer: CPU speed, CPU Information, CPU Settings
Step 4: Find the RAM settings.
Navigate through each screen to find the RAM settings. Questions: What is the RAM speed? Answer: 4.45Ghz What other information is listed for the RAM? Answer: RAM settings, RAM speed settings, RAM information
Step 5: Find the hard drive settings.
Navigate through each screen to find the hard drive settings. Questions: What information is listed for the hard drive? Answer: Model Number, Manufacturer, Partition, Partition Size
Step 6: Find the boot order sequence.
Navigate through each screen to find the boot order sequence. Questions: What is the first boot device in the boot order sequence? Answer: CD-ROM; First BootPriority How many additional devices can be assigned in the boot order sequence? Answer: 3
Step 7: Set the device boot order settings.
a. Ensure that the first boot order device is the optical drive. b. Ensure that the second boot order device is the hard disk drive. Questions: Why would you change the first boot device to the optical drive? Answer: So that the computer first loads the bootable media inside the optical drive, its normally happen when you are installing a new Operating System. What happens when the computer boots and the optical drive does not contain bootable media? Answer: It will continue boot until it reaches the desktop.
Step 8: Find the power management setup or ACPI screen.
Navigate through each screen to find the power management setup screen, or ACPI screen. Question: What power management settings are available? Answer: Power Savings Step 9: Find the PnP settings. Navigate through each screen to find the PnP settings. Question: What PnP settings are available? Answer: None
Step 10: Find the splash screen settings.
Navigate through each screen to find the splash screen settings. Question: What splash screen settings are available? Answer: Power Saving, Manual Fan tuning RAM, and CPU status BootPriority
Step 11: Save and exit the setup utility program.
Save the new BIOS/UEFI settings and exit the setup utility program. The computer should restart automatically. Note: An error message stating that an OS cannot be found (or a similar error) will appear on the screen after the computer boots. An operating system must now be installed to prevent this error. It is safe to turn off the computer at this time. This lab is complete. Please have the instructor verify your work.