3.3Standard CMOS Setup
Choose the “STANDARD CMOS SETUP” option from the INITIAL SETUP SCREEN Menu, and the screen below is displayed. This standard Setup Menu allows users to configure system components such as date, time, hard disk drive, floppy drive, display, and memory.
Figure 3-2: CMOS setup screen
3.3.1 CMOS RAM backup
The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button cell battery.
When BIOS CMOS Setup has been completed, CMOS RAM data is automatically backed up to Flash ROM. If conditions in a harsh industrial enviroment cause a soft error, BIOS will recheck the data and automatically restore the original data for booting.
Note: | If you intend to update CMOS RAM data, you have |
| to click on “DEL” within two seconds of the “CMOS |
| checksum error....” display screen message appear- |
| ing. Then enter the “Setup” screen to modify the |
| data. |
| If the “CMOS checksum error....” message appears |
| again and again, please check to see if you need to |
| replace the battery in your system. |
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