Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an ov erv iew of the BIOS Setup Program. The progr am that al low s user s to modify the basic sy stem configuration. This ty pe of informati on is stored in batter y -backed CM OS RAM so that it retai ns the Setup information w hen the pow er is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Pow ering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately w ill allow y ou to enter Setup. If y ou require m ore adv anced BIOS s etti ngs , pl eas e go to "Adv anc ed BIOS" s etti ng m enu . To enter Adv anced BIOS s etting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS sc reen.

CONTRO L KEYS

< >< >< >< >

Mov e to select item

 

<Enter>

Select Item

 

<Esc>

Main Menu - Quit and not sav e c hanges i nto CMOS Status Page Setup Menu

 

 

and Option Page Setup Menu - Ex it current page and return to Main Menu

<+/PgUp>

Increase the numeric v alue or make changes

 

<-/PgDn>

Decrease the numeric v alue or make changes

 

<F1>

Gener al help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

 

<F2>

Item Help

 

<F5>

Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

 

<F6>

Load the file -safe default CMOS v alue from BIOS default table

 

<F7>

Load the Optim ized Defaults

 

<F8>

Q-Fl ash uti lity

 

<F9>

Sy stem Inform ation

 

<F10>

Sav e all the C MOS changes, only for Main Menu

 

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the sc reen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Opti on Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a sm all help w indow that descr ibes the appropriate key s to use and the pos sible selec tions for the highlighted i tem. To ex it the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4a)

Once y ou enter Aw ard BIOS C MOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figur e below ) w i ll appear on the scr een. T he Main Menu all ow s y ou to select from eight setup func tions and tw o ex i t choices. Use arrow key s to s elect among the items and press <Enter > to accept or enter the sub- menu.

CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2003 Aw ard Soft ware

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Stan dard CM OS Feat ures

Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults

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Adva nced BI OS Feat ures

Load Optimiz ed Defa ults

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Inte grated Periphe rals

Set Supervis or Pass word

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Powe r Manag ement S etup

Set U ser Pass word

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PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions

Save & Exit S etup

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PC H ealth St atus

Exit Without S aving

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Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol

 

 

 

 

ESC: Quit

higf: Selec t Item

F8: Q- Flash

F10: Save & Exit S etup

 

 

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Intel 8VM533M-RZ-C user manual Main Menu For example Bios Ver. F4a, Status Page Setup Menu / Opti on Page Setup Menu