Intel PCM-6896 manual Starting setup, To Enter Setup Before Boot Press DEL KEY

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Starting setup

The Award BIOS is started immediately when you first turn on the computer. The BIOS reads, system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST).

When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS launches and hands controls over to the operating system.

During POST, you can start the Setup program in one of two ways: 1.By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on.

2.By pressing Del or pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST:

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY

If the message disappears before response and still wishing to enter Setup. Restart the system again by turning it OFF then ON or press the RESET button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctr-Alt-Del. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message appears and you are again asked to

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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Contents PCM-6896 Acknowledgments Copyright NoticeFCC Statement Packing ListMessage to the Customer Aaeon Customer ServicesProduct Warranty Dear Customer Contents AwardBIOSetup Driver Installation General Information Introduction Features Specifications Page Audio Interface Chipset 815E SDD Interface Board Layout Board Dimensions Installation Removing the CPU Safety precautionsInstalling a CPU Open Closed Setting jumpersSystem Memory Installing Dram DIMMsLocation of Jumpers & Connectors Jumpers List of JumpersConnectors List of ConnectorsClear Cmos Selection JP1 JP2 & JP3 For COM3 & COM4 Selec- tion Front Panel Connectors JP5 Speaker Out and Line out JP4PC/104 Plus Voltage Select JP6 RS-232/422/485 COM 2 JP8, JP7 CPU/SDRAM Speed Select JP9 DiskOnChip socket Configure DOC as a boot device DiskOnChip DOC 2000 InstallationDiskOnChip Address Selection JP10 CPU Fan Power Connector CN1 USB Connector CN5 & CN6 Primary IDE Hard Drive Connector CN7 IDE Hard Drive Connectors CN7IDE Hard Drive Connector CN7 IDE Hard Drive Connector CN7ATX Power Connector CN11 IR Connector CN10Digital Visual Interface Connector CN12 Keyboard and Mouse Connector CN13 VGA Display Connector CN14 Audio Connector CN15 Base-Tx Ethernet Connector CN17 Connecting the floppy drive Floppy drive connector CN19Floppy Drive Connector CN19 Digital I/O Connector CN20 Audio Out Connector 1 Watt CN22 Compact Flash Connector Compact Flash ConnectorAward Bios Setup To Enter Setup Before Boot Press DEL KEY Starting setupGetting help Case of ProblemsThese keys helps you navigate in Setup Setup keysPower Management Setup Standard Cmos FeaturesAdvanced Bios Features Advanced Chipset FeaturesSet Supervisor/User Password PnP/PCI ConfigurationLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsDate and Time Configuration Standard Cmos FeaturesPage Drive a Drive B Halt On MemoryBase Memory Other Memory Extended MemoryVirus Warning Advanced Bios FeaturesCPU Internal Cache/External Cache Swap Floppy Drive OS Select For DRAM64MB-Select Typematic Rate Setting- Key strokes repeat at aTypematic Dealy Msec- Sets the delay time Typematic Rate Chars/Sec- Sets the numberReport No FDD For WIN 95- Wheather report HDD S.M.A.R.T CapabilityAdvanced Chipset Features Sdram CAS Latency Time Sdram RAS-to-CAS DelaySdram Cycle Time Tras/Trc Delayed Transaction System Bios CacheableVideo Bios Cacheable CPU Latency TimerSystem Memory Frequency Paging Mode ControlAGP Graphics Aperture Size Display Cache FrequencyRAS-to-CAS Override Ras# TimingRas# Precharge Timing IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDEUSB Controller IDE HDD Block ModePower on Function KB Power on PasswordOnboard FDC Controller Hot Key Power OnUart Mode Select UART2 Duplex ModeOnboard Parallel Port Parallel Port ModeECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Serial Ports 1, 2,3,4Watch Dog Timer Power Management Setup Power ManagementAcpi Function Video Off Method Suspend Type Suspend ModeHDD Power Down Video Off In SuspendPower On By Ring Resume By AlarmReload Global Timer Events Resources Controlled By PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPnP OS Installed Reset Configuration DataPC Health Status Shutdown TemperatureSpread Spectrum Clock By Slight AdjustFrequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLKLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Default Load Optimized DefaultEnter Password Set Supervisor PasswordSet User Password Save to Cmos and Exit Save to Cmos and ExitQuit without Saving Drivers Installation Installing Drivers Installing Chipset Driver for Windows 95/98 Installing Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows 95/98 ==Select the Optional Search for best Lan driver Installing LAN for Windows 95/98Installing VGA for Windows 95/98 Installing Audio for Windows 95/98 Please perform this procedure first Installing Security Driver for Windows NTInstalling Ultra ATA Storage Driver for Windows NT Installing VGA for Windows NT Installing Audio for Windows NT ==Intel Pro Adapter will appear ==Click on OK Installing LAN for Windows NTInstalling VGA for Windows Installing Audio for Windows Installing LAN for Windows