Using BIOS Setup and System Recovery 5-1Chapter 5Using BIOS Setup andSystem RecoveryBIOS Setup Utility is a program for configuring the BIOS (Basic Input/ OutputSystem) settings of the computer. BIOS is a layer of software, calledfirmware, that translates instructions from other layers of software intoinstructions that the computer hardware can understand. The BIOS settingsare needed by your computer to identify the types of installed devices andestablish special features.System Recovery reinstalls Windows to your computer and restores it to thefactory default status.This chapter tells you how to use the BIOS Setup and System Recovery.