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Award bios setup, 1 introduction, 2 starting setup – ICP DAS USA SAGP-845EV User Manual

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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:
1. Press immediately after switching the system on, or
2. Press 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 , , and keys. If the user do
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