AWARD BIOS 3-1
CHAPTER 3
AWARD BIOS SETUP
Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in setup program which allows user to modify the
basic system configurations and hardware parameters. The modified data will be stored
in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that data will be retained even when the power is
turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM stays unchanged unless
there is a configuration change in the system, such as a hard drive replacement or a new
device installation.
If this does happen, you will need to reconfigure your configuration parameter.
To Enter Setup Propgram
Power on the computer and press <Del> key immediately. This will bring you into BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS(2A5LEPA9)
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
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STANDARD CMOS SETUP
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
USER PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
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 CMOS SETUP UTILITY
The menu displays all major selection items. Select the item you need to
reconfigure. The selection is made by moving cursor (press any direction key ) to
the item and press the 'Enter' key. An on-line help message is displayed at the
bottom of the screen as the cursor is moving to various items which provides a
better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of
selected item will appear so the user can modify the associated configuration
parameters.
