Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
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Page: 4-3
4-2. ENTERING SETUP
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On Self Test
(POST) routines and the following message will appear on the lower screen:
PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP, ESC TO SKIP MEMORY TEST
As long as this message is present on the screen you may press the <Del> key
(the one that shares the decimal point at the bottom of the number keypad) to
access the Setup program. In a moment, the main menu of the Award SETUP
program will appear on the screen:
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
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Standard CMOS Features
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Advanced BIOS Features
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Advanced Chipset Features
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Integrated Peripherals
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Power Management Setup
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PnP/PCI Configurations
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PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit
↑↓→←
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type .…
Setup program initial screen
You may use the cursor the up/down keys to highlight the individual menu
items. As you highlight each item, a brief description of the highlighted
selection will appear at the bottom of the screen.