A computing apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method for controlling the computing apparatus includes the steps of receiving a user command configured to turn on an automatic booting mode through a user interface unit, delivering data corresponding to an ON state of the automatic booting mode to a BIOS module from an application module having an operating system stored therein, storing a configuration value corresponding to the ON state of the automatic booting mode in a Read-Only Memory (ROM) section of the BIOS module, when the cover is in a closed state, detecting an opening of the cover, and performing a predetermined operation in accordance with the configuration value being stored in the ROM section of the BIOS module, based upon a system status corresponding to when the cover is in a closed state.