NOVA-3710/3710SV Socket 370 Celeron
TM
& Pentium III
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Multimedia & Dual VGA , Ethernet Embedded Board
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AWARD BIOS SETUP
4.1 Introduction
This discusses the Award BIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The
Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The
changed information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the
Setup information when the power is turned off.
4.2 Starting
Setup
The Award BIOS 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 simultaneously 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 message will be displayed and you will
again be asked to...
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