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3. AWARD BIOS SETUP
3.1 BIOS Setup
The motherboard supports 5V programmable Flash ROM chips. These memory chips can be
updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the
new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section.
All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system
configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a computer system, the proper
configuration entries may have already been made, If so, invoke the Setup utility, as described
later, and take note of the configuration settings for future reference; in particular, the hard disk
specifications.
If you are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup
message, you will need to enter new setup information. This section describes how to configure
your system using this utility.
The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the
system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On
Self Test (POST). Press the <Delete> Key to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late
pressing the mentioned key(s), POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you
from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup, reset the system by simultaneously pressing
the <Ctrl>,<Alt> and <Delete> keys, or by pushing the Reset button on the system case. You
can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two
methods fail.
When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the
following options: