3 standard cmos setup, Figure 9-2: cmos setup screen – Advantech PENTIUM PPC-150 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Award BIOS Setup

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A setup program, built into the system BIOS, is stored in the CMOS RAM

that allows the configuration settings to be changed. This program is

executed when the user changes the system configuration; when the user

changes the system backup battery; or when the system detects a

configuration error and asks the user to run the setup program. At

power-on RAM testing, the message "Press DEL to enter Setup" appears.

After pressing the "DEL" key, the CMOS setup utility screen will appear

as shown in Fig. 9-1. Use the arrow keys to select and press "Enter" to run

the selected program.

9.3 Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 9-2: CMOS setup screen

The standard CMOS setup screen is shown above. System BIOS

automatically detects memory size, so no changes are necessary. It has a

few items requiring setting. Each item may have one or more optional

settings. System BIOS allows you to change the system date and time,

IDE hard disk, floppy disk drive types for drives A: and B:, boot-up video

display mode, and POST error handling selection. Use the arrow keys to

highlight the item and then use the "PgUp" or "PgDn" keys to select the

value you want for each item.

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