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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Setup
This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS that comes
with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
BIOS Introduction
BIOS Setup
Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PNP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor/User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel
processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standards devices, such as disk drives,
serial ports and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for
fine-tuning the chipset controlling the entire system.
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 on the computer, the Award BIOS is
immediately activated. Pressing the
<Del>
key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you
are a little bit late to 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 the
pressing the “Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the
<Ctrl>
,
<Alt>
and
<Del>
keys. You can
also restart by turning the system off and back on again. The following message will appear on the
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