Acnodes FPC 8084 A p p e n d i x A Main Board BIOS Setup, A.1 BIOS Introduction, A.2BIOS Setup

FPC 8084 User’s Manual

A p p e n d i x A

Main Board BIOS Setup

Appendix A describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the SBC84600 CPU card. Also, the instructions on how to set up the BIOS configuration are contained in this chapter.

A.1 BIOS Introduction

The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in the system ROM supports Intel Celeron processors in a standard IBM-AT compatible I/O system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.

A.2BIOS Setup

The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When the computer is turned ON, the Award BIOS is immediately activated. The following message will appear on the screen:

Press <DEL> to Enter Setup

Then, press the <Del> key immediately to enter the Setup utility. The delay of pressing the <Del> key will cause POST (Power On Self Test) to continue with the test routines, thus preventing invoking the Setup. In this case, the system has to be restarted for entering the BIO setup by pressing the ”Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. Besides, turning the system OFF first and then ON again can also restart the system.

When entering the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. Various setup functions and exit choices can be selected from this menu.

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