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Chapter 3
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Program
Phoenix-Award BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup
information even when the power is turned off. Press [Delete] when you Power on or Reboot
the computer system..The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1 is a list of the menus and
functions available in the setup program. Select the desired item by using arrow keys and
press [Enter] to make the changes. Operating commands are located at the bottom of this
and all other BIOS screens. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed
on the right side of the screen.
Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen
3-1 Standard CMOS Setup
The Standard CMOS Setup allows users to configure system components such as hard-disk
drive, floppy-disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot up error signaling.
This configuration menu should be changed when installing a motherboard for the first time,
or changing hardware such as HDD, FDD, and video display in your system, or when the
CMOS data was lost or corrupted.
3-2 Advanced BIOS Features
By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure
3-1), the screen that lists the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard is displayed.
3-3 Advanced Chipset Features
In this section a list of advanced chipset functions are provided to users. By choosing the
[Advanced Chipset Features] option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the
screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for
the motherboard.
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