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3.1 Entering the BIOS Setup Menu
When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test
(POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the
BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message
appears:
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 Mangement Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Esc: Quit
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date , Hard Disk Type...
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Performance Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
: Select Item
3.2 Updating and Recovering the BIOS
A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However,
if you encounter a configuration error or you need a better performance.
You can update or recover your system BIOS.
3.2-1 Using AWARD Flash to update your BIOS
1. If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in
Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents
BIOS from being overwritten).
2. Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for
information on creating a bootable system disk.)
3. Use the Award Flash Utility from the ECS support CD and download
the last BIOS file for this motherboard from ECS web site
(www.ecs.com.tw). Copy these files to the system diskette you created
in step 2.
4. 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.)
5. At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and press
<Enter>. You will see a screen similar to the following:
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