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Introduction
A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options you may change.
Starting Setup
The Phoenix Award BIOS is activated when you turn on the computer. The setup program can be activated in one of two ways.
zPress the DELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or
zPress the DELETE key when the “Press Del to enter SETUP” message
appears on the screen.
If the message disappears before you respond, you must restart your computer and try again.
Using Setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press ESC to quit. Navigation keys are shown in.
Key | Function |
|
|
Up arrow | Move to the item above |
Down arrow | Move to the item below |
Left arrow | Move to the item on the left hand side |
Right arrow | Move to the item on the right hand side |
+/Page up | Increase the numeric value or make changes |
Decrease the numeric value or make changes | |
Esc | Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS |
| Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu |
| Exit current page and return to Main Menu |
F1 | General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and |
| Option Page Setup Menu |
F2 | Item help |
F5 | Previous values for the page menu items |
F6 | |
F7 | Optimized defaults for the current page menu items |
F9 | Menu in BIOS |
F10 | Save changes and Exit BIOS |
Table 4-1: BIOS Navigation Keys
Getting Help
When you press F1 a small help window describing the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item appears. To exit the Help Window press ESC or the F1 key again.
Unable to Reboot After Configuration Changes
If you are unable to boot your computer after you have made changes to the system configuration, you must restore the CMOS defaults. Use the jumper described in Chapter 3.
Main BIOS Menu
Once the BIOS opens, the main menu appears.
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