Winbios Setup - American Megatrends MegaPro User Manual

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WINBIOS Setup

In ISA and EISA computers, the system parameters such as amount of
memory, type of disk drives and video displays, and many other
elements are stored in NVRAM , also called CMOS RAM. Unlike the
DRAM that is used for standard system memory, NVRAM requires very
little power. When the computer is turned off, a back–up battery
provides power to NVRAM, which retains the system parameters. Every
time the computer is powered–on, the computer is configured with the
values stored in NVRAM by the system BIOS, which gains control
when the computer is powered on.
The system parameters are configured by a system BIOS Setup utility.
Historically, BIOS Setup utilities have been character–based, required
keyboard input, and have had user interfaces that were not very
intuitive.
Graphical Setup
American Megatrends has a new type of system BIOS Setup utility.
WINBIOS Setup has a graphical user interface the end user can access
using a mouse. The WINBIOS Setup code is so compact that it can
reside on the same ROM as the system BIOS. The system configuration
parameters are set by WINBIOS Setup.
Since WINBIOS Setup resides in the ROM BIOS, it is available each
time the computer is turned on.
Starting WINBIOS Setup
As POST executes, the following appears:
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
Press <Del> to run WINBIOS Setup.
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