Main Menu For example Bios Ver. F4c, Cmos

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program . The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of inform ation is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Powering ON the com puter and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require m o re adv anc ed BIO S s ettin gs, pl eas e g o to " Adv anc ed BIO S" se tti ng m en u . To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

< > < >< >< >	Move to select item
<Enter>	Select Item
<Esc>	Main M enu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu
	and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main M enu

<+/PgUp>	Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn>	Decrease the num eric value or make changes
<F1>	General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup M enu
<F2>	Item Help
<F5>	Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6>	Load the file- safe default CM OS value from BIOS default table
<F7>	Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8>	Q- Flash utility
<F9>	System Inform ation
<F10>	Save all the CMOS changes, only for M ain Menu

Main Menu

The on -line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item . To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4c)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. The M ain Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub- menu.

		CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-			2004 Award	Software

}	Standard	CMOS	Features	Load	Fail-Safe	Defaults
}	Advanced	BIOS	Features	Load	Optimized	Defaults
}	Integrated Peripherals			Set Supervisor		Password
}	Power Management Setup			Set User Password
}	PnP/PCI Configurations			Save	& Exit Setup
}	PC Health	Status		Exit	Without Saving
}	Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit	higf: Select Item
F8: Q-Flash	F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard	Disk Type...

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BIOS Setup

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