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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Program
Phoenix-Award BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it
can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.
To enter the
Phoenix-Award BIOS
setup program press the [
Delete key
] when you
Power on
or
reboot
the computer system. The primary screen as shown in Figure
3-1 is a list of the menus and functions available in the setup program. Select the
desired item by your arrow keys and press enter to make the changes. Operating
commands are located at the bottom of this and all other BIOS screens. When a field
is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed on the right side of the screen.
Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen
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3-1 Standard CMOS Setup
The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard
disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot-up error
signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a motherboard
for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video
display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated. Choose the Standard
CMOS Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1) to display the
following screen.
Figure 3-2
Standard CMOS Feature Screen
Date/Time:
Set the date and time of the system. Do not skip this function as all of your timed
events such as power management, saving files, etc are based on this timer.
IDE (Primary/Secondary; Master/Slave):
This category identifies up to four IDE hard disk drives that have been installed in the
computer. This section does not show information on other IDE devices such as
CD-ROM drives or other hard drive type such as SCSI drives.
Drive A/B:
Select different Floppy device Model. Available options are [None], [360K, 5-1/4 in],
[1.2M, 5-1/4 in], [720k, 3-1/2 in], [1.44M, 3-1/2 in], and [2.88M, 3-1/2 in].
Video:
Select the type of video adapter present in your system. You can ignore this setting if
you are using a VGA monitor; VGA BIOS will automatically configure this setting.
Halt On:
When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnostic tests called
POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a
hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on
specific errors.
