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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup
Introduction
This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware.
The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration
information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and
parallel ports. As well, the BIOS control the first stage of the boot process, loading and executing the
operating system.
The PHOENIX-AWARD
TM
BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a custom version of an
industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel ® based processors.
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD TM BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password
protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults for the
BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system.
Key Function
In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight options, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp>
and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following
table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program.
Keystroke Function
Up arrow Move to previous option
Down arrow Move to next option
Left arrow Move to the option on the left (menu bar)
Right arrow Move to the option on the right (menu bar)
Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu
Move Enter Move to the option you desire
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes
+ Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes
- Key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes