[ITP 5 Network Design and Management]

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Activity No. 2

PC Disassembly and Assembly

Purpose The purpose of this activity is to setup a newly assembled system. The objective of this activity is to boot the system from bootable drive. Logical settings will be configured in the BIOS CMOS Setup. Materials 1 System unit 1 PC Tools Kit Procedure A. Basic PC Setup and Troubleshooting 1. Setup the PC's main components: system unit, monitor, keyboard, AVR, etc. 2. Turn on the system. At this point, a text should be displayed on the screen. B. C. The BIOS CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Setup provides a built-in Setup program that allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The BIOS configuration will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. 1. Turn on the computer and press <Del> to enter the "BIOS CMOS Setup Utility". 2. On the "BIOS CMOS Setup" main menu, choose "Load Setup Defaults" and press <Enter>. If the "Load Setup Defaults?" question is displayed, press <Y> to load setup default settings. 3. Choose "Standard CMOS Setup" and then press <Enter>. On the "Standard CMOS Setup Menu", a) Set the "Date" and "Time" to current date and time; b) Set the "Hard Disk Type" to "Auto"; c) Set "Halt On" to "All Errors". Press <Esc> key to go back to the Main Menu. NOTE: Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to select the desired value in each item in the menu. Use the <Esc> key to quit or go back to the main menu. 4. Choose "BIOS Features Setup" and press <Enter>. On the "BIOS Feature Setup Menu", a) Set the "Boot Sequence" to "A, C, SCSI" (choose the letter of your bootable drive), this option allows the BIOS to search first the OS (Operating System) in the floppy disk; b) Set the "Security Option" to "System". Then press the <Esc> key to go back to main menu. 5. Choose the "Supervisor Password" and press <Enter>. Type the supervisor password and press <Enter>. Confirm the password and press <Enter> again. 6. Choose the "User Password" and press <Enter>. Type a different user password from the "Supervisor Password" then press <Enter>. Confirm the password and press <Enter> again. CAUTION: Don't forget the password you've entered in both the "Supervisor Password" and "User Password". You might be locked up in your own system. 7. Choose "Save and Exit Setup" and press <Y> to save changes. The system will then reboot. 8. If asked for a password during startup, type either the "Supervisor Password" or the "User Password" then press <Enter> to enter the system.

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Instructor: Mr. FIDEL C. ROMASANTA

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Review Questions 1. What are the three main functions of a ROM BIOS? Describe each of them.

2. What happens to the system if there is no internal battery in the motherboard?

3. In "Security Option" under the "BIOS Feature Setup Menu", what is the difference between the "Setup" and the "System" option?

4. When will you recommend using the Supervisor Password and the User Password?

5. What will you do if you forgot the Supervisor Password/ User Password and set the "Security Option" to "System" to boot-up the system?

6. What error message is displayed on the screen if there is no bootable drive during the boot up process? What is the cause of an error?

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Instructor: Mr. FIDEL C. ROMASANTA