Contec SPI-8451-LLVA User Manual

8. BIOS Setup 

 

 

 

SPI-8451-LLVA, SPI-8452-LLVA, SPI-8451-LVA 

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This chapter discusses Award’s Setup program built into the FLASH ROM BIOS.    The Setup program 
allows users to modify the basic system configuration.    This special information is then stored in 
battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. 

The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using 
Setup. 

The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer.    The BIOS reads the 
system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of checking out the system and 
configuring it.    When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then 
launch and turn control over to the operating system. 

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways: 

1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or 

2. by pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen 

during the POST (Power On Self-Test). 

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try 
again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on the system case.    You may also 
restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.    If you do not press the keys at the 
correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked 
to... 

*  Notes that the BIOS title of the start screen of SPI-8452-LLVA is displayed as 

“SPI-8451-LLVA･･･”. 

 

The item might be different according to the version of BIOS.