P5HX-A
User’s Manual 1-21
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Built-in BIOS Setup Program
SETUP Program
This chapter describes the Award BIOS setup for P5HX-A. The setup program
uses a number of menus that you can specify changes to your hardware and turn the
special features on or off.
To enter the BIOS setup program, users can turn on or reboot the system. Press the
<DEL> key when the system displays "
Press DEL to enter SETUP
".
The following screen will be displayed.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS <<P5HX-A>>
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
Esc : Quit
↑
↓
→
←
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
(Shift)F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
Figure 3 -1. SETUP Main Menu
The instructions at the bottom of Main Menu Screen show the items of
each option.
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STANDARD CMOS SETUP - This option allows users to check or modify
the basic system configuration.
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BIOS FEATURES SETUP - This option is used to set the various system
options for the users, including the virus warning, external cache, security
option, boot operations, and video BIOS shadow, etc.
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CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP - This option allows users to control the
features of chipset.
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POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP - This option allows users to set the
power saving status for reducing the power consumption.