Kontron FlexPAC, Manual

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CONFIGURATION
The BIOS Setup
This chapter discusses the “Award Software Setup” utility program built into
the BIOS ROM. The “Setup” utility program allows users to modify the basic
system configurations and settings. The information is then stored in battery-
backed RAM so that it retains the “Setup” information when the power is
turned “Off.”
The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a custom
version of an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports Intel
Pentium® processors in a standard IBM-AT® compatible input/output
system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices
such as disk drives and serial and parallel ports.
The Award BIOS has been customized by adding important, but non-standard,
features such as virus and password protection, as well as special support for
the detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
This chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your
system using the “Setup” utility.
Starting Setup
The Award BIOS provides a “Setup” utility for specifying the system
configurations and settings. The Award BIOS is immediately activated when
you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the system information
contained in CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and
configuring it. When the BIOS has finished it’s checking routine, it will seek
an operating system on one of the disks, then launch it and turn control over to
that operating system. If you don’t enter the “Setup” utility immediately after
start-up, the POST (Power-On Self Test) will continue with it’s test routines,
preventing you from entering the “Setup” utility.
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