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APC-3x15 User Manual

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

3.1 BIOS Setup

This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes

with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

BIOS Introduction

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PNP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor/User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

BIOS Introduction

The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel

processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standards devices, such as disk drives,

serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for

fine-tuning the chipset controlling the entire system.

BIOS Setup

The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings.

The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you on the computer, the Award BIOS is

immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you

are a little bit late to press the <Del> key, POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines,

thus preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by the

pressing the “Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Del> keys. You can

also restart by turning the system off and back on again. The following message will appear on the