NA-1301 Network Appliance Server Hardware Installation Guide
C h a p t e r 4
Award BIOS Utility
Chapter 8 describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes with the SBC81871
CPU card. Also contained here are instructions on how to set up the BIOS configuration.
4.1 BIOS
Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system
’
s ROM supports Intel
Celeron processors in a standard IBM-AT compatible I/O system. The BIOS provides critical low-level
support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial and parallel ports. It also adds virus and
password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the
entire system.
4.2 BIOS
Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings.
The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn ON the computer, the Award BIOS
is immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you
are a little bit late pressing the <Del> key, POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines,
thus preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by
pressing the
”
Reset
”
button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. You can
also restart by turning the system OFF and back ON again. The following message will appear on the
screen:
Press <DEL> to Enter Setup
In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select, the <PgUp> and <PgDn>
keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit.
When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu
allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices.
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Frequency/Voltage Control
Advanced BIOS Features
Load Optimized Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features
Set Supervisor Password
Integrated Peripherals
Set User Password
Power Management Setup
Save & Exit Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
Exit Without Saving
PC Health Status
Esc : Quit F9: Menu in BIOS
←
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…
The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu. Another
section located at the bottom of the Main Menu, just below the control keys section, displays
information on the currently highlighted item in the list.
NOTE:
If you find that your computer cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup, the
Award BIOS, via its built-in override feature, resets your system to the CMOS default settings.
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