American Megatrends Super Voyager LPX, User Manual

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6 WinBIOS Setup
In ISA and EISA computers, the system parameters (such as amount of
memory, type of disk drives and video displays, and many other
elements) are stored in CMOS RAM. Unlike the DRAM (dynamic
random access memory) that is used for standard system memory,
CMOS RAM requires very little power. When the computer is turned
off, a back-up battery provides power to CMOS RAM, which retains the
system parameters. Every time the computer is powered-on, the
computer is configured with the values stored in CMOS RAM by the
system BIOS, which gains control when the computer is powered on.
The system parameters are configured by a system BIOS Setup utility.
Historically, BIOS Setup utilities have been character-based, required
keyboard input, and has user interfaces that were not very intuitive.
A New Type of System BIOS Setup Utility
American Megatrends has now made available a new type of system
BIOS Setup utility. WinBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface that
permits mouse access, and is so compact that it can reside on the same
ROM as the system BIOS. The system configuration parameters are set
via WinBIOS Setup. Since WinBIOS Setup resides in the ROM BIOS, it
is available each time the computer is turned on.
Starting WinBIOS Setup
As POST executes, the following appears:
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
Press <Del> to run WinBIOS Setup.