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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Program
Phoenix-Award BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it
can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.
To enter the
Phoenix-Award BIOS
setup program press the [
Delete key
] when you
Power on
or
reboot
the computer system. The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1
is a list of the menus and functions available in the setup program. Select the desired
item by your arrow keys and press enter to make the changes. Operating commands
are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens. When a field is
highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the right side of the screen.
Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen
3-1 Standard CMOS Features
The Standard CMOS Features allows users to configure system components such as
hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot-up
error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a
motherboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD,
FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose
the Standard CMOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1)
to display the following screen.
Date/Time:
Set the date and time of the system. Do not skip this function as all of your timed
events such as power management, saving files, etc are based on this timer.
