PEAK 637 User‘s Guide
BIOS Setup 3-
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Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS Setup
Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM) so that it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.
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Entering Setup
Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. The other way to enter
Setup is to power on the computer, when the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen
during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc>
keys.
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR <DEL> KEY
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,
PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-ALT-ESC> OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP
Control Keys
Up arrow
Move to previous item
Down arrow
Move to next item
Left arrow
Move to the item in the left hand
Right arrow
Move to the item in the right hand
Esc key
Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return to Main
Menu
PgUp / “+” key
Increase the numeric value or make changes
PgDn / “
−
“ key
Decrease the numeric value or make changes
F1 key
General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
(Shift)F2 key
Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color forward, (Shift) F2 to select color
backward
F3 key
Reserved
F4 key
Reserved
F5 key
Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
F6 key
Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu
F7 key
Load the Setup default , only for Option Page Setup Menu
F8 key
Reserved
F9 key
Reserved
F10 key
Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu