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Exit Without Saving
When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit
Without Saving” and press <Enter>. The message below will appear:
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
Type “Y” and press <Enter>. The system will reboot and you will once
again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any
changes to the setup, press <Ctrl> <Alt> <Esc> simultaneously or
<Del> after memory testing is done.
System Error Report
When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct
something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be dis-
played in a box in the middle of the screen and the message PRESS
F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be
shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the
error.
POST Beep
Currently there are two kind of beep codes in BIOS. The one code
indicates that a video error has occured and the BIOS cannot initialize
the video screen to display any additional information. This beep code
consists of a signle long beep followed by three short beeps. The other
one code indicates that your DRAM error has occured. This beep code
consists of a signle long beep repeatedly.
Error Messages
One or more of the following messages may be displayed if the BIOS
detects an error during the POST. This list indicates the error messages
for all Awards BIOSes:
CMOS BATTERY HAS FILED
CMOS battery is no longer functional. It should be replaced.
