User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Package contents
- About this user guide
- Safety precautions
- Chapter 1: Mini Desktop PC parts and features
- Chapter 2: Hardware setup
- Chapter 3: Using your Mini Desktop PC
- Chapter 4: Supported operating systems
- Working with Windows® 7
- Microsoft’s Windows® 8.1 Downgrade Notices
- Working with Windows® 8.1
- Starting for the first time
- Windows® UI
- Start button
- Customizing your Start screen
- Working with Windows® apps
- Customizing apps
- Accessing the Apps screen
- Other keyboard shortcuts
- Connecting to the Internet
- Turning your Mini Desktop PC off
- Putting your Mini Desktop PC on sleep mode
- Windows® 8.1 lock screen
- Customizing your lock screen
- Chapter 5: ASUS Business Manager
- Chapter 7: Basic Input and Output System (BIOS)
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix
- ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services
- REACH
- Lithium Battery Warning
- RF Exposure Warning
- Federal Communications Commission Statement
- IC: Canadian Compliance Statement
- Canadian Department of Communications Statement
- VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
- KC: Korea Warning Statement
- RF Equipment Notices
- Optical Drive Safety Information
- ASUS Contact Information
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Knowing BIOS
The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unied Extensible Interface that
complies with UEFI architecture, oering a user-friendly interface
that goes beyond the traditional keyboard- only.
BIOS controls to enable a more exible and convenient mouse
input. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same
smoothness as your operating system.
NOTE: The term “BIOS” in this user manual refers to “UEFI BIOS” unless
otherwise specied.
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores system hardware
settings such as storage device conguration, advanced power
management, and boot device conguration that are needed for
system startup in the motherboard CMOS. In normal circumstances,
the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure optimal
performance. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in
the following circumstances:
• An error message appears on the screen during the system
bootup and requests you to run the BIOS Setup.
• You have installed a new system component that requires
further BIOS settings or update.
WARNING! Inappropriate BIOS settings may result to instability
or boot failure. We strongly recommend that you change the BIOS
settings only with the help of a trained service personnel.
Entering BIOS
• To enter BIOS Setup at startup, press <Delete> or <F2> during
the Power-On Self Test (POST). If you do not press <Delete>,
POST continues with its routines.
• To enter BIOS after startup, restart your Mini Desktop PC then
press <Delete> or <F2> during POST.