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CHAPTER 4
AWARD BIOS SETUP
GUIDE
This following manual is specially provided for the BIOS supported system. After the
configuration of the mainboard, and have assembled the components, user can turn on the
completed system. At this point, run the software setup to ensure that the system information is
correct.
The software setup of the system board is achieved through Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
programming. Use the BIOS setup program to tell the operating system what type of devices
(such as disk drives) are connected to the system board.
The system setup is also called CMOS setup. Normally, users need to run system setup if either
the hardware configuration is not identical with information contained in the CMOS RAM, or the
CMOS RAM has lost power.
4.1
AWARD BIOS SETUP
The setup program provided with the mainboard is the Award BIOS from Award
Software, Inc. Enter the AWARD Setup program’s Main Menu as follows:
1.
Turn on or reboot the system. After a series of diagnostic check, the
following message appear:
“Press DEL to enter SETUP”
