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
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 |
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<Enter> | Select Item |
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<Esc> | Main Menu - Quit and not sav e c hanges i nto CMOS Status Page Setup Menu |
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<+/PgUp> | Increase the numeric v alue or make changes |
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Decrease the numeric v alue or make changes |
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<F1> | Gener al help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu |
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<F2> | Item Help |
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<F5> | Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu |
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<F6> | Load the file |
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<F7> | Load the Optim ized Defaults |
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<F8> |
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<F9> | Sy stem Inform ation |
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<F10> | Sav e all the C MOS changes, only for Main Menu |
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Main Menu
The
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
} | Stan dard CM OS Feat ures | Load |
} | Adva nced BI OS Feat ures | Load Optimiz ed Defa ults |
} | Inte grated Periphe rals | Set Supervis or Pass word |
} | Powe r Manag ement S etup | Set U ser Pass word |
} | PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions | Save & Exit S etup |
} | PC H ealth St atus | Exit Without S aving |
} | Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol |
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ESC: Quit | higf: Selec t Item |
F8: Q- Flash | F10: Save & Exit S etup |
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