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Chapter 8 Award BIOS Setup
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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. 8-1. Use the arrow keys to select
and press "Enter" to run the selected program.
8.3 Standard CMOS Setup
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.
Figure 8-2: CMOS setup screen