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User’s Manual
BIOS Setup
Chapter 4
4: BIOS Setup
After you have installed peripherals, configured the
motherboard and assembled the system, you can power up
the system.
The system uses the
Award
BIOS
utility
. The setup
instructions for configuring the
system
’s BIOS
(Basic Input Output System) are contained on this chip.
The
Award
BIOS Utility lets you set system parameters,
which are stored in nonvolatile CMOS RAM. This
information is retained by battery backup when the system
is powered off. The values stored in the CMOS configures
the system each time the system is powered on.
Running the BIOS Utility
The BIOS Utility does not depend on an operating system
to run. You run the utility by typing the <Del> or Delete
key before the operating system boots up. The BIOS
Utility Main Menu appears. You navigate the BIOS Utility
using keyboard commands that are listed on the lower
right portion of each screen.
Once you have fully configured the BIOS Utility you will
rarely need to configure it again.
