chapter 4:BIOS Setting
4.1
AWARD BIOS Description
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output system) provides the low-level support for
the standard devices such as disk drives,serial and parallel ports.It contains
codes for advanced features found on the system board such as virus and
password protection.
it is very important to configure the BIOS correctly;otherwise the system board
may not work properly.There are three situations for the user to configure the
BIOS.
* The hardware configuration data stored in the BIOS need to be changed
according to the new hardware installed.
* To configure the provided special feature of the BIOS.
* The CMOS RAM has lost the content due to out of battery.
Starting AWARD BIOS setup
The bios read the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the
process of checking out the system and configuring it. After the POST (Power
On Self Test) has finished,it'll appear the following message on the screen:
"Press DEL to enter SETUP"
Press the <DEL>key to call up the Setup.When you invoke Setup,the CMOS
SETUP main menu appears the following options.(Its option may have little
difference for different model).
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