User guide

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup

This chapter discusses the Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The

Setup program allows users modifying the basic system configurations according to

their requirements. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so

that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

The AwardBIOS installed in your computer systems ROM (Read Only Memory) is a

custom version of an industry standard BIOS. The BIOS provides critical low-level

support for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.

The AwardBIOS has been customized by adding important, but non-standard,

features such as password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning

of the chipset controlling the entire system.

The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring

your system using Setup.

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Starting BIOS Setup

The AwardBIOS is immediately activated when you power on the computer every

time. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the

process of checking out the system and configuring it. After finishing configuring the

whole system, then BIOS will continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks

launch then turn control over to the operating system.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at

the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test).

Press DEL to enter SETUP.

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