VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD
AWARD BIOS
4-1
4.
AWARD BIOS SETUP
4.1
GETTING STARTED
When you turn the system powered on or reset the PC system, the system BIOS will
enter the POST routines (Power On Self Test routines). POST will execute a series of
diagnostics and system initialization, and you will see the copyright message displayed
on the screen.) In case that there is any error or malfunction detected, the BIOS will
give a series of beeping sound or display the error message on screen.
During the power on self test (POST), the following message appears at the lower left
corner of the screen:
" Press
DEL
to enter SETUP "
To execute the Award® BIOS CMOS Setup program, please press the
DEL
key when
you see the above message displayed on the screen, and it will trigger the BIOS setup
utility. When you start the BIOS setup program, you will see the :STANDARD CMOS
SETUP” displayed on the screen as shown in the next page:
