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The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu. At the bottom of the
Main Menu just below the control keys section, there is another section, which displays information on the
currently highlighted item in the list.
NOTE:
If your computer cannot boot after making and saving system changes with Setup, the Award BIOS
supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default.
We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults
have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute
maximum performance and reliability.
3.3 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES
The “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer
system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system,
you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change
your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory
was lost or damaged.
At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If you need any help in each item field, you
can press the <F1> key. It will display the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the lower
right-hand side of the menu is read-only. It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed. The
following describes each item of this menu.
Date
The date format is:
Day:
Sun to Sat
Month:
1 to 12
Date:
1 to 31
Year:
2002 to 2102
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.
Time
The time format is:
Hour:
00 to 23
Minute:
00
to
59
Second:
00 to 59
To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.
