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FPC 8084 User s Manual
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Main Board BIOS Setup
Appendix A describes the different settings available in the Award
BIOS that comes with the SBC84600 CPU card. Also, the instructions
on how to set up the BIOS configuration are contained in this chapter.
A.1 BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in the system
ROM supports Intel Celeron processors in a standard IBM-AT
compatible I/O system. The BIOS provides critical low-level support
for standard devices such as disk drives, serial and parallel ports. It
also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for
detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
A.2 BIOS Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the
system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system
stores the Setup utility. When the computer is turned ON, the Award
BIOS is immediately activated.
The following message will appear
on the screen:
Press <DEL> to Enter Setup
Then, press the <Del> key immediately to enter the Setup utility.
The
delay of pressing the <Del> key will cause POST (Power On Self Test)
to continue with the test routines, thus preventing invoking the Setup.
In this case, the system has to be restarted for entering the BIO setup
by pressing the "Reset" button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>,
<Alt> and <Delete> keys.
Besides, turning the system OFF first and
then ON again can also restart the system.
When entering the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on
the screen. Various setup functions and exit choices can be selected
from this menu.
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