User guide

42 CommPlete Series 4000 Server SBC, Model IPC-551
Award BIOS Setup
The Setup program built into the Award BIOS lets users modify the
basic system configuration. This special configuration information is
then stored in battery-backed RAM so that the PC retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
The Award BIOS is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. It
supports Intel/Cyrix/AMD processors in a standard IBM-AT
compatible input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level
support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and
parallel ports.
The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important, but non-
standard, features such as virus and password protection as well as
special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset that controls the
entire PC system.
Descriptions in this chapter will help you configure your system using
the BIOS Setup screens.
Note: MultiTech has pre-set the BIOS before shipping the CommPlete
4000. In most cases, the user will not need to change any BIOS settings.
However, if any hardware within the CommPlete 4000 has been changed,
or if the boot sequence has been changed, the user will need to revise the
BIOS accordingly.
5-2 Entering Setup
To enter the BIOS Setup screen, power on the computer and then
press the Delete key immediately. The other way to enter Setup is to
power on the computer and then, when the below message appears
briefly at Phe bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self
Test), press the Delete key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, < Alt >,
and < Esc > keys (Control, Alternate, & Escape).
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR
<DEL> KEY
As long as the above message is present on the screen you may press
the <Del> key (the one that shares the decimal point at bottom of the
number keypad) to access the Setup program. After a moment, the
main menu of the Award SETUP program will appear on the screen: