PC 815
3
User
’
s
Manual
28
Phoeni
x
-Award B
I
OS Utility
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Phoenix-Award BIOS Utility
The
Phoenix-Award
BIOS
provides
users
with
a
built-in
Setup
program
to
modify
basic
system
configuration.
All
configured
parameters
are
stored
in
a
battery-backed-up
RAM
(CMOS
RAM)
to
save
the
Setup
information
whenever
the
power
is
turned
off.

3.1

Entering

Setup

There
are
two
ways
to
enter
the
Setup
program.
You
may
either
turn
ON
the
computer
and
press
<Del>
immediately,
or
press
the
<Del>
and/or
<Ctrl>,
<Alt>,
and
<Esc>
keys
simultaneously
when
the
following
message
appears
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen
during
POST
(Power
on
Self
Test).
If
the
message
disappears
before
you
respond
and
you
still
want
to
enter
Setup,
please
restart
the
system
to
try
it
again.
Turning
the
system
power
OFF
and
ON,
pressing
the
“RESET”
button
on
the
system
case
or
simultaneously
pressing
<Ctrl>,
<Alt>,
and
<Del>
keys
can
restart
the
system.
If
you
do
not
press
keys
at
the
right
time
and
the
system
doesn’t
boot,
an
error
message
will
pop
out
to
prompt
you
the
following
information: