Award BIOS Setup

3.2 Main Menu

Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.

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¾Standard CMOS Feature

 

¾Frequency/Voltage Control

¾Advanced BIOS Feature

 

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

¾Advanced Chipset Feature

 

Load Optimized Defaults

¾Integrated Peripherals

 

Set Supervisor Password

¾Power Management Setup

 

Set User Password

¾PnP/PCI Configurations

 

Save & Exit Setup

¾PC Health Status

 

Exit Without Saving

 

 

 

Esc: Quit

 

↑ ↓ ← →: Select Item

F6: Save CMOS To BIOS

 

F7: Load CMOS From BIOS

F10: Save & Exit Setup

 

 

 

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….

Note: that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen.

Setup Items:

The main menu includes the following main setup categories. Recall that some systems may not include all entries.

Standard CMOS Features:

Use this menu for basic system configuration. See 3.3 for the details.

Advanced BIOS Features:

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. See 3.5 for the details.

Advanced Chipset Features:

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system's performance. See 3.6 for the details.

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Sun Microsystems F815D/V Main Menu, Setup Items, Standard Cmos Features, Advanced Bios Features, Advanced Chipset Features

F815D, F815D/V specifications

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