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<II> Standard CMOS Setup
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Drive C | : | User (516MB) | 1120 | 16 | 65535 | 1119 | 59 | NORMAL |
Drive D | : | None(203MB) | 684 | 16 | 65535 | 685 | 38 | |
When HDD type is in ‘user’ type, the “MODE” option will be opened for user to select their own HDD mode.
2 HDD Modes
The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes : NORMAL, LBA & LARGE
4-11 Power-On Boot
After you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system cannot boot with the CMOS values selected in Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF then ON or Pressing the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. Upon restart the system, immediately press <Insert> to load BIOS default CMOS value for boot up.
4-12: BIOS Reference - Post Message
When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE,
POST Beep
Currently there are two kinds of beep codes in BIOS. The one code indicates that a video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot initialize the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code consists of a single long beep followed by three short beeps. The other one code indicates that your DRAM error has occurred. This beep code consists of a single long beep repeatedly.
Error Messages
One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages for all Award BIOSes:
CMOS BATTERY HAS FAILED
CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.
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