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Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup
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3.1 System test and initialization
These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounter
an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see an
error message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and
non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with
non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screen
along with the following instructions:
Press <F1> to RESUME
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up
sequence.
When you should encounter fatal errors, please contact your distributor or
sales representative.
System configuration verification
These routines check the current system configuration the values stored in
the CMOS memory of the board. If they do not match, the program
outputs an error message. You will then need to run the BIOS setup
program to set the configuration information in memory.
There are three situations in which you will need to change the CMOS
settings:
You are starting your system for the first time
You have changed the hardware attached to your system
The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has
