Introduction
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86-92h
Reserved
93h
Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code
94h
1. Enable L2 cache
2. Program boot up speed
3. Chipset final initialization.
4. Power management final initialization
5. Clear screen & display summary table
6. Program K6 write allocation
7. Program P6 class write combining
95h
1. Program daylight saving
2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
96h
1. Build MP table
2. Build & update ESCD
3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
FFh
Boot attempt (INT 19h)
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Hotkeys are special keyboard buttons that activate hidden commands at various stages of bootup. Most Hotkeys
serve mainly as trouble shooting tools while others as simple shortcuts for user's convenience.
Below is a reference list of Hotkeys available:
HotKey
1
Description
How to use
2
Note
Alt+F2
Force BIOS update from floppy
Power on the system and wait for the “Alt+F2 to enter
AWDFLASH” message to appear, press the <Alt+F2> key to
force BIOS update from floppy.
Home
Enter Ghost BIOS interface
In power off state, press and hold <Home> key, then power
on. The system will enter Ghost BIOS interface.
Models with
Ghost BIOS
only
Insert
Clear CMOS when system hang
up from overclock
In power off state, press and hold <Insert> key, then power on.
This will Clear CMOS and revert the BIOS to default or initial
setting.
Ctrl+F1 ~ F12
Keyboard Power On
(depend on setting in BIOS)
In power off or suspend state, press hot key combination to
power on or wake up the system.
Any Key
Keyboard Power On
(depend on setting in BIOS)
In power off or suspend state, press any key to power on or
wake up the system.
ESC
EZ-Boot, a pop-up manual to
easily select boot device.
After power on, before jump to next page, press <ESC> key to
pop-up the [Boot device list] page.
1. Hotkeys are generally common to all boards. There may be remote cases where some Hotkeys
may not work due to design limitation of hardware or BIOS.
2. In some cases the Hotkey will not work after AC power has been previously disconnected.