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Chapter 3: Software Guide
3 S o f t w a r e G u i d e
Software Setup
After hardware configuration of the 486F39X mainboard is
completed, and system hardware has been assembled, the
completed system may be powered-up. At this point, software
setup should be run to ensure that the system information is
correct.
Normally, system setup is needed when the system hardware is
not identical with the information contained in the CMOS RAM,
whenever the CMOS RAM has lost power, or the system features
need to be changed.
Running AWARD BIOS
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. These routines perform the various
diagnostic checks at the time the system is powered up; if an error
is encountered, the error will be reported in one of two different
ways. If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a
series of beeps will be transmitted. If the error occurs after the
display device is initialized, the screen will display the error
message.
After the POST routines are completed, the following message
appears:
“ Press DEL to enter SETUP “
To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL>
key. The main program screen will be displayed at this time.
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