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CHAPTER 4 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 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.
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 press <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