Chapter
Setup
This chapter explains how to configure the mainboard’s BIOS
setup program. The setup program provided with the
mainboard is either the Award BIOS from Award Software
Inc., or the AM1
from American Megatrends Inc.
After you have configured the mainboard, and have
assembled the components, you can turn on the completed
system. At this point, run the software setup to ensure that the
system information is correct.
The software setup of the system board is achieved through
Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) programming. You use the
BIOS setup program to tell the operating system what type of
devices are connected to your system board.
The system setup is also called CMOS setup. Normally, you
need to run system setup if either the hardware is not
identical with information contained in the CMOS RAM, or if
the CMOS RAM has lost power.