47Chapter 5Usi ng BIOS SetupBIOS Setup Utility is a program for configuring the BIOS (Basic Input/ OutputSystem) settings of the computer. BIOS is a layer of software, called firmware, thattranslates instructions from other layers of software into instructions that the computerhardware can understand. The BIOS settings are needed by your computer to identifythe types of installed devices and establish special features.This chapter tells you how to use the BIOS Setup Utility.