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Chapter 3
AWARD BIOS Description
Entering Setup
Power on the computer, when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key or simultaneously press
the <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Esc> keys , to enter the AWAR D BIO S C MOS Setup U tility.
Press <Del> to enter SETUP
Once you have entered, the Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. The main menu
allow s you to select from twelve setup functions and two exit c hoices. Use the arrow
keys to s elect among the items and press the <Enter> key to accept or enter the sub-
menu. The <ESC> key can be used to exit the submenu.
Figure-1 Main Menu
Not e:Th e ‘ System Mon itor’ ite m w ill no t be disp layed if ther e is no L DCM
supporting chips on the m otherboard.
Load Setup Defaults
The Setup Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended that users
load the setup defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.
Standard CMOS Setup
The basic CMOS settings included in ‘Standard CMOS Setup’ are Date, Time, Hard Disk
Drive Types, Floppy Disk D rive Types, and VGA etc.
Use the arrow ke ys to highlight
the item, then us e the <PgU p> or <PgDn > keys to s elect the value you w ant in
each item.
