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4. BIOS CONFIGURATION
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
CMOS SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned
off.
4.1. 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.
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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" bottom on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously
press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Del> 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,
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PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP
4.2. 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
F2 key
Change color from total 16 colors
F3 key
Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
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
