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Chapter 5 AWARD BIOS Setup
5.1 Introduction to Award Bios Setup
This chapter will show you the function of the BIOS in managing the features of your system.
The EX-96085 Panel PC is equipped with the BIOS for system chipset from Award Software Inc.
This page briefly explains the function of the BIOS in managing the special features of your
system. The following pages describe how to use the BIOS for system chipset Setup menu.
Your application programs (such as word processing, spreadsheets, and games) rely on an
operating system such as DOS or OS/2 to manage such things as keyboard, monitor, disk drives,
and memory.
The operating system relies on the BIOS (Basic Input and Output system), a program stored on
a ROM (Read-only Memory) chip, to initialize and configure your computer's hardware. As the
interface between the hardware and the operating system, the BIOS enables you to make basic
changes to your system's hardware without having to write a new operating system.
The following diagram illustrates the interlocking relationships between the system hardware,
BIOS, operating system, and application program:
5.2
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:
