ADS Technologies AR-B1851 Introduction, Starting Setup, Using Setup, Press DEL to enter Setup

AR-B1851 User’s Guide

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Award BIOS Setup

4.1 Introduction

This chapter discusses the Setup program built into the BIOS. The Setup program allows users to configure the system. This configuration is then stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information while the power is off.

4.2 Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately active when you turn on the computer. While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:

1.By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or

2.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.

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 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, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to...

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

4.3 Using Setup

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