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Chapter 4 award bios setup – IBM PSB Form Factor Board SAGP-845EV User Manual

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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 immediately after switching the system on, or

b. 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 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