Chapter 3. Bios Setup; Running Award Bios - Lanner electronics MB-X63 Series User Manual

CHAPTER 3. Bios Setup

Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system
configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that this data
will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM
remains unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or
new equipment installment
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UNNING
The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When the power of the computer system is turned
on, a screen message will appear to give you an opportunity to call up the Setup Utility while the
BIOS will enter the Power On Self Test (POST) routines. The POST routines perform various
diagnostic checks while initializing the board hardware. If the routines encounter an error during
the tests, the error will be reported in one of two ways, a series of short beeps o r an error
message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors, fatal and non-fatal. The system can
usually continue the boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually
appear on the screen along with the following instructions:
" Press <F1> to RESUME "
Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot up sequence. After the POST
routines are completed, the following message appears:
" Press <DEL> to enter SETUP "
Entering Setup
Turn on the power of the computer system and press <Del> immediately. If you don't have the
chance to respond, reset the system by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete>
keys, or by pushing the ' Reset ' button on the system cabinet. You can also restart by turning
the system OFF then ON.
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