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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.

The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and executing the operating system.

The PHOENIX-AWARDTMBIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel® based processors.

This version of the PHOENIX-AWARDTMBIOS includes additional features such as virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system.

Key Function

In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight options, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program.

 

Keystroke

Function

 

 

Up arrow

Move to previous option

 

 

Down arrow

Move to next option

 

 

Left arrow

Move to the option on the left (menu bar)

 

 

Right arrow

Move to the option on the right (menu bar)

 

 

Esc

Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

 

 

 

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu

 

 

Move Enter

Move to the option you desire

 

 

PgUp key

Increase the numeric value or enter changes

 

 

PgDn key

Decrease the numeric value or enter changes

 

 

+ Key

Increase the numeric value or enter changes

 

 

- Key

Decrease the numeric value or enter changes

 

 

Esc key

Main Menu – Quit and do not save changes into CMOS

 

 

 

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit

 

 

 

Current page and return to Main Menu

 

 

F1 key

General help on Setup navigation keys

 

 

F5 key

Load previous values from CMOS

 

 

F7 key

Load the defaults from BIOS default table

 

 

F10 key

Save all the CMOS changes and exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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