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Chapter 3. BIOS Setup
Starting Setup
The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the
computer. The BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and
begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it. When it
finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then
launch and turn control over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
By pressing ¡ÕDEL¡Ö key immediately after you turn on the system, or by
pressing the <Del> key when the following message "Press DEL to enter
SETUP" should appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the
"RESET" button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously
pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the
correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed
and you will again be asked to...
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP
Using Setup
In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select,
use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and
press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to
navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.
Getting Help
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to
use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help
Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.
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