Modern Computer Architecture and Organization

Modern Computer Architecture and Organization, by Jim Ledin. Published by Packt Publishing.

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Chapter 5, Exercise 1

Restart your computer and enter the BIOS or UEFI settings. Examine each of the menus available in this environment. Does your computer have BIOS or does it use UEFI? Does your motherboard support overclocking? Note: When you are finished, be sure to select the option to quit without saving changes unless you are absolutely certain you want to make changes.

Answer

In Windows, you can enter the BIOS/UEFI settings by changing the startup options while Windows is running. To access these settings, perform the following steps:

1. In the Windows Search box, type startup and select Change advanced startup options.
2. Select the Restart now button under Advanced startup.
3. When asked Choose an option, select Troubleshoot.
4. In the Troubleshoot screen, select Advanced options.
5. In the Advanced options screen, select UEFI Firmware Settings.
6. in the UEFI Firmware Settings screen, click the Restart button.
7. The system will restart and display the UEFI configuration main screen. Use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to move between the screens.

To answer the questions for a specific computer system (an Asus ZenBook UX303LA laptop in this example):

• Although the messages displayed in the menus use the term “BIOS” freely, mentions of “EFI applications” and its age indicate it is actually UEFI.
• No overclocking options are available.

After finished examining the UEFI information, exit without saving changes by following these steps:

1. Move to the Save & Exit page.
2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Discard Changes and Exit.
3. Press Enter.
4. Select Yes and press Enter on the Exit Without Saving dialog.
5. The system will reboot.

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