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3SLAV2 User’s Manual
3-1 Introduction
This manual discusses Award(tm) Setup program built into the ROM BIOS.
The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it
retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
The AwardBIOS(tm) installed in your computer system's ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS. This means
that it supports Intel/Cyrix/AMD processors in a standard IBM-AT com-
patible input/output system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support
for standard devices such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
The AwardBIOS(tm) has been customized by adding important, but non-
standard,features such as virus and password protection as well as special
support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of
configuring your system using Setup.
Starting Setup
The AwardBIOS(tm) is immediately activated when you first power on
the computer.The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS
and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When
it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and
then launch and turn control over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control,the Setup program can be activated in one of
two ways:
1. By pressing<Del>immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the<Del>key when the following message appears briefly
at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test).
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup,restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing
the "RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simulta-
neously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press
the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error mes-
sage will be displayed and you will again be asked to...
AWARD BIOS Setup
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