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CHAPTER 3.
Award's ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows user to modify the basic
system configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed
CMOS RAM so that these data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In
general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM stay unchanged unless there is
configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or new equipment is
installed.
3.1 RUNNING AWARD BIOS
The Setup Utility is stored in the BIOS ROM. When the power of the computer system is
turned on, a screen message appears 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 either of the two different
ways, hear a series of short beeps or see an error message on the screen display. There
are two kinds of error: fatal or non-fatal. The system can usually continue to boot up
sequence with the 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 typing 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.
AWARD BIOS SETUP
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