Apollo ESP6000 User Manual

 

ECM-3612 User’s Manual 

 

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The AwardBIOS™ 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: 
By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or   
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.