AWARD BIOS SETUP
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CHAPTER 2 AWARD BIOS SETUP
Award�s BIOS has a built-in Setup program that allows user to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. This chapter explains the setup utility for the Award BIOS.
Entering Setup
To enter setup menu, power on the computer and press <Del> immediately. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer, when the below message appears at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Esc> keys.
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT UP PRESS CTRL-ALT-DEL KEY
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart your system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot up, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Control Keys
Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Esc key PgUp key PgDn key + key - key F1 key (Shift)F2 key F3 key F4 key F5 key F6 key F7 key F8 key F9 key F10 key Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numberic value or make changes Decrease the numberic value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the setup default, only for Option Page Setup Menu Reserved Reserved Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
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