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BIOS Setup
Chapter 3
BIOS Setup
A Setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS. This
Setup utility program allows updates to the mainboard configuration settings.
It is executed when the user changes system configuration; user changes
system backup battery; or the system detects a configuration error and asks
the user to run the Setup program. Use the arrow keys to select and press
Enter
to run the selected program.
The mainboard comes with the chip that Award BIOS that contains the ROM
Setup information of your system. (This chip serves as an interface between
the processor and the rest of the mainboard components.) This section ex-
plains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to
modify the settings according to your system configuration.
CMOS Setup Utility