Bios Configuration; Entering Setup - Gigabyte GA - 586STX User Manual

GA-586STX

4. BIOS CONFIGURATION

Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration.
This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS SRAM so that it
retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

4.1. ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter
Setup.
The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer, when the below
message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST
(Power On Self Test), press <Del> Key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>,
and <Esc> keys.
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TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL KEY
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing
the "RESET" bottom on the system case.
You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Del> keys.
If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot,
an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,
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PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP
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