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BIOS
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Chapter 3
BIOS
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3.1 BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer
system's. The BIOS provides for a standard device such as disk drives, serial
ports and parallel ports. It also adds password protection as well as special
support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
3.2 BIOS Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system
configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup
utility. When you turn on the computer, the Award BIOS is immediately
activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup
utility. If you a little bit late press the <Del> key, POST (Power On Self Test)
will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from invoking the
Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing the
"Reset" button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete>
keys. You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again. The
following message will appear on the screen:
Press <DEL> to Enter Setup
In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select, the
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to
quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on
the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions
and exit choices.