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Chapter 9 Award BIOS Setup
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A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS RAM
that allows the configuration settings to be changed. This program is
executed when the user changes the system configuration; when the user
changes the system backup battery; or when the system detects a
configuration error and asks the user to run the setup program. At
power-on RAM testing, the message "Press DEL to enter Setup" appears.
After pressing the "DEL" key, the CMOS setup utility screen will appear
as shown in Fig. 9-1. Use the arrow keys to select and press "Enter" to run
the selected program.
9.3 Standard CMOS Setup
Figure 9-2: CMOS setup screen
The standard CMOS setup screen is shown above. System BIOS
automatically detects memory size, so no changes are necessary. It has a
few items requiring setting. Each item may have one or more optional
settings. System BIOS allows you to change the system date and time,
IDE hard disk, floppy disk drive types for drives A: and B:, boot-up video
display mode, and POST error handling selection. Use the arrow keys to
highlight the item and then use the "PgUp" or "PgDn" keys to select the
value you want for each item.