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BIOS Configuration
After hardware configuration of P5F97/P5F103 Mainboard is
completed, and system hardware has been assembled, the com-
pleted system may be powered up. At this point, CMOS setup
should be run to ensure that system information is correct.
Normally, CMOS setup is needed when the system hardware is
not consistent with the information contained in the CMOS
RAM, whenever the CMOS RAM has lost power, or the system
features need to be changed.
3.1 ENTERING SETUP
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-
On Self Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various
diagnostic checks; if an error is encountered, the error will be
reported in one of two different ways. If the error occurs before
the display device is initialized, a series of beeps will be transmit-
ted. If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the
screen will display the error message.
After the POST routines are completed, the following message
appears:
“Press DEL to enter SETUP”
To access the AWARD BIOS SETUP program, press the <DEL>
key. The “CMOS SETUP UTILITY” screen will be displayed at
this time.
Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration
