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Press DEL to enter SETUP
Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility:
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility:
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Esc: Quit
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
BIOS Navigation Keys
The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:
KEY
ESC
Exits the current menu
Scrolls through the items on a menu
+/-/PU/PD
Modifies the selected field's values
F10
Saves the current configuration and exits setup
F1
Displays a screen that describes all key functions
F5
Loads previously saved values to CMOS
F6
Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting
F7
Loads an optimum set of values for peak performance
Frequency Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
: Select Item
FUNCTION
Using BIOS
Updating the BIOS
You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the
manufacturer's Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals,
improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS
as follows:
1
If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change
the setting to allow BIOS flashing.
2
If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write
Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware
Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.
3
Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online
help for information on creating a bootable system disk.)
4
Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the
manufacturer's Web site. Copy these files to the system
diskette you created in Step 3.
5
Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in
your computer's diskette drive. (You might need to run the
Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the
Advanced BIOS Features
Setup page, to force your computer to boot from the floppy
diskette drive first.)
6
At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and
press <Enter>.
7
Type the filename of the new BIOS in the "File Name to
Program" text box. Follow the onscreen directions to update
the motherboard BIOS.
8
When the installation is complete, remove the floppy
diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer. If
your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper, reset the
jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being
overwritten.
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