IEI Technology IOWA-GX, User Manual

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IOWA-GX CPU Board
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6.1 Introduction
A licensed copy of Phoenix Award BIOS is preprogrammed into the ROM BIOS. The BIOS
setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This chapter
describes how to access the BIOS setup program and the configuration options that may
be changed.
6.1.1 Starting Setup
The Phoenix Award BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program
can be activated in one of two ways.
1. Press the D
ELETE
key as soon as the system is turned on or
2. Press the D
ELETE
key when the “ Press Del to enter SETUP ” message
appears on the screen.
If the message disappears, restart the computer and try again.
6.1.2 Using Setup
Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press E
NTER
to select, use the P
AGE
U
P
and
P
AGE
D
OWN
keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press E
SC
to quit. Navigation
keys are shown below.
Key Function
Up arrow Move to the item above
Down arrow Move to the item below
Left arrow Move to the item on the left hand side
Right arrow Move to the item on the right hand side
+/Page up Increase the numeric value or make changes
-/Page down Decrease the numeric value or make changes
Esc Main Menu – Quit and do not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --
Exit current page and return to Main Menu