Chapter 3. Bios Setup
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User’s Manual
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
Phoenix Award‘s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system
configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that this data
will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM
remains unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or
new equipment installment.
3.1 Running Phoenix AWARD BIOS
The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When the power of the computer system is turned on, a
screen message will appear to give you an opportunity to call up the Setup Utility while the BIOS will enter
the Power On Self Test (POST) routines. The POST routines perform various diagnostic checks while
initializing the board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during the tests, the error will be
reported in one of two ways, a series of short beeps or an error message on the screen. There are two
kinds of errors, fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal
errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions:
Press <F1> to RESUME
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence. After the POST routines
are completed, the following message appears:
Press DEL to enter SETUP
Entering Setup
Turn on the power of the computer system and press <Del> immediately. If you don’t have the chance to
respond, reset the system by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys, or by pushing
the Reset button on the system cabinet. You can also restart by turning the system OFF then ON.
