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Chapter 4 Award BIOS Setup
4.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses the setup program in the BIOS. It will give users a step-
by-step guidance to configure the system. The user-defined configuration is then
stored in the battery-backed CMOS RAM, which retains the customized
information while the power is off.
4.2 Starting Setup
The BIOS is immediately active when the computer has been turned on. While
the BIOS is in control, the setup program will be activated by one of the following
ways:
a. Press <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
b. Press <Del> when the following message appears at the bottom of the screen
during POST (Power On Self-Test):
Press DEL to enter SETUP
If the message passes before the user responds and the user still wants to enter
Setup, please turn off the power first and then switch it back on to restart the
system; or simply press the "RESET" button on the system case to reboot the
system. The alternative way to restart the system is simultaneously pressing
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If the user does not press the keys at the
right timing and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed
and the user will be prompted to.
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP