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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup is an ov erv iew of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allow s users to modify the
basic sy stem configuration. This ty pe of information is stored in battery -backed CM OS RAM so that it
retains the Setup information w hen the pow er is turned off.
ENTERING SETUP
Pow ering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately w ill allow y ou to enter Setup. If y ou require
m ore adv anced BIOS s ettings , pleas e go to "Adv anc ed BIOS" s etting m enu. To enter
Adv anced BIOS s etting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS sc reen.
CONTRO L KEYS
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Mov e to select item
<Enter>
Select Item
<Esc>
Main Menu - Quit and not sav e c hanges into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu
and Option Page Setup Menu - Ex it current page and return to Main Menu
<+/PgUp>
Increase the numeric v alue or make changes
<-/PgDn>
Decrease the numeric v alue or make changes
<F1>
General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2>
Item Help
<F5>
Restore the prev ious CMOS v alue from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6>
Load the file-safe default CMOS v alue from BIOS default table
<F7>
Load the Optim ized Defaults
<F8>
Q-Flash utility
<F9>
Sy stem Inform ation
<F10>
Sav e all the C MOS changes, only for Main Menu
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the sc reen.
Status Page Setup Menu / Opti on Page Setup Menu
Press F1 to pop up a sm all help w indow that describes the appropriate key s to use and the pos sible
selec tions for the highlighted item. To ex it the Help Window press <Esc>.
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E4)
Once y ou enter Aw ard BIOS C MOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below ) w ill appear on the
screen. T he Main Menu allow s y ou to select from eight setup func tions and tw o ex it choices. Use
arrow key s to s elect among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware
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Stan dard CM OS Feat ures
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Adva nced BI OS Feat ures
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Inte grated Periphe rals
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Powe r Manag ement S etup
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PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions
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PC H ealth St atus
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Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol
ESC: Quit
F8: Q- Flash
Top Perform ance
Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults
Load Optimiz ed Defa ults
Set Supervis or Pass word
Set U ser Pass word
Save & Exit S etup
Exit Without S aving
higf: Selec t Item
F10: Save & Exit S etup
Time, Date, Har d Disk Ty pe...
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