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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an ov erv iew of the BIOS Setup Program. The progr am that al low s user s to modify the basic sy stem configuration. This ty pe of informati on is stored in batter y -backed CM OS RAM so that it retai ns the Setup information w hen the pow er is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Pow ering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately w ill allow y ou to enter Setup. If y ou require m ore adv anced BIOS s etti ngs , pl eas e go to "Adv anc ed BIOS" s etti ng m enu . To enter Adv anced BIOS s etting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS sc reen.

CONTRO L KEYS

< >< >< >< >	Mov e to select item
<Enter>	Select Item
<Esc>	Main Menu - Quit and not sav e c hanges i nto CMOS Status Page Setup Menu
	and Option Page Setup Menu - Ex it current page and return to Main Menu
<+/PgUp>	Increase the numeric v alue or make changes
<-/PgDn>	Decrease the numeric v alue or make changes
<F1>	Gener al help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2>	Item Help
<F5>	Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6>	Load the file -safe default CMOS v alue from BIOS default table
<F7>	Load the Optim ized Defaults
<F8>	Q-Fl ash uti lity
<F9>	Sy stem Inform ation
<F10>	Sav e all the C MOS changes, only for Main Menu

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the sc reen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Opti on Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a sm all help w indow that descr ibes the appropriate key s to use and the pos sible selec tions for the highlighted i tem. To ex it the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4a)

Once y ou enter Aw ard BIOS C MOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figur e below ) w i ll appear on the scr een. T he Main Menu all ow s y ou to select from eight setup func tions and tw o ex i t choices. Use arrow key s to s elect among the items and press <Enter > to accept or enter the sub- menu.

}	Stan dard CM OS Feat ures	Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults
}	Adva nced BI OS Feat ures	Load Optimiz ed Defa ults
}	Inte grated Periphe rals	Set Supervis or Pass word
}	Powe r Manag ement S etup	Set U ser Pass word
}	PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions	Save & Exit S etup
}	PC H ealth St atus	Exit Without S aving
}	Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol

ESC: Quit	higf: Selec t Item
F8: Q- Flash	F10: Save & Exit S etup

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BIOS Setup