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Mainboard User’s Manual
Entering Setup
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This program should be executed under the following conditions:
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When changing the system configuration
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When a configuration error is detected by the system and you
are prompted to make changes to the Setup program
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When resetting the system clock
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When setting the CPU clock speed so that it automatically
runs either fast or slow
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When redefining the communication ports to prevent any con
flicts
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When making changes to the Power Management
configuration
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When changing the password or making other changes to the
security setup
Normally, CMOS setup is needed when the system hardware is not
consistent with the information contained in the CMOS RAM,
whenever the CMOS RAM has lost power, or the system features
need to be changed.
4.1. Entering Setup
When the system is powered on, the BIOS will enter the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. These routines perform various
diagnostic checks; if an error is encountered, the error will be
reported in one of two different ways:
1. If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a
series of beeps will be transmitted.
2. If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the
screen will display the error message.
After the POST routines are completed, the following message
appears: