Leadtek WinFast 6000ABX User manual

WinFast
®6000ABX
User’s Manual
Version B
Leadtek Research Inc.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 QUICK REFERENCE AND INSTALLATION............1
WINFAST 6000ABX MAINBOARD LAYOUT..............................................1
READ ME FIRST..........................................................................................2
QUICK CPU TYPE SELECTION...................................................................2
QUICK JUMPER/CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION...............................................4
QUICK JUMPER SETTINGS..........................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 FEATURES ......................................................................7
2-1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................7
2-2 WINFAST 6000ABX PICTURE ............................................................8
2-3 SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................9
2-4 PACKAGE CONTENT..........................................................................10
CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................11
3-1 CPU INSTALLATION..........................................................................11
3-2 MEMORY INSTALLATION ..................................................................12
3-3 CASE SIGNAL CONNECTOR: (JP20)...................................................13
3-4 DISK CONNECTOR ...........................................................................14
3-4-1 Hard Disk Connector (IDE1, IDE2).........................................14
3-4-2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD).................................................14
3-5 USB CONNECTOR .............................................................................14
3-6 COOLING FANS (SYSFAN,CPUFAN) ..............................................15
3-7 STEREO AUDIO IN CONNECTORS (CD1, CD2, AUX, JP4, JP5) ........15
3-8 POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR (XJ1) ..................................................15
3-9 SERIAL AND PARALLEL PORTS (J3)...................................................15
3-10 IRDA-COMPLIANT INFRARED MODULE CONNECTOR
(FIR/SIR) ..............................................................................................16
3-11 WAKE –UP ON LAN CONNECTOR (JP13) .......................................16

3-12 MIDI/JOYSTICK, MIC IN, LINE IN 1, LINE OUT 1
CONNECTORS (P1)...............................................................................16
3-13 PS/2 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE CONNECTOR (J1).............................16
CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCTION OF BIOS.........................................17
4-1 MAIN MENU .....................................................................................18
4-2 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU......................................................20
4-3 BIOS FEATURES SETUP MENU .........................................................23
4-4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU .....................................................27
4-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU................................................30
4-5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU................................................30
4-6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ...............................................................33
4-7 LOAD BASIC DEFAULTS ..................................................................34
4-8 LOAD BEST DEFAULTS ....................................................................34
4-9 W83783S HARDWARE MONITOR ......................................................35
4-10 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS .............................................................35
4-11 PASSWORD SETTING .......................................................................39
4-12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION..........................................................39
4-13 SAVE & EXIT SETUP .......................................................................40
4-14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ..................................................................40
CHAPTER 5 AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................41
5-1 INSTALLING AUDIO DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 95/98, WINDOWS NT 4.0
................................................................................................................41
CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL INFORMATION ...................................43
6-1 POST MESSAGES .............................................................................43
6-2 POST BEEP ......................................................................................43
6-3 ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................43
6-4 TIME & DMA CHANNELS MAP..................................................46

6-5 INTERRUPT MAP ..........................................................................46
APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................47
APPENDIX B DEBUG DIY .................................................................................48
APPENDIX C BIOS FLASH UTILITY ..............................................................49
APPENDIX D COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, DISCLAIMER NOTES.........50

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Quick Reference and
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nstallation Chapter 1
WinFast 6000ABX Mainboard Layout
1. CPU Core/Bus Speed Ratio jumper (SW1)
2. ATX Power Connector (XJ1)
3. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD)
4. DIMM Sockets (DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3)
5. Secondary IDE Connector (IDE 2)
6. Primary IDE Connector (IDE 1)
7. Case Signal Connectors (JP20)
8. AGP Slot
9. Infrared Connector (FIR/SIR)
10. ALi M1543C Chip (South Bridge)
11. System Fan Connector (SYSFAN)
12. PCI Slots (PCI 1, PCI 2, PCI 3)
13. ISA Slot
14. Mainboard BIOS
15. Wake On Lan Connector (JP13)
16. Clear CMOS Data jumper (JP12)
17. ALi M5203 (Audio) Chip
18. Microphone Input Port (Mic in)
19. Audio Sources Input Port (Line in 1)
20. Game (Midi/Joystick) Port
21. Audio Output Port (Line Out 1)
22. COM2 Connector
23. Printer Port Connector
24. COM1 Connector
25. USB 1, USB 2 Connectors (J2)
26. PS/2 Mouse (top), PS/2 Keyboard (bottom)
Connectors (J1)
27. CPU Socket 370
28. CPU Fan Connector (CPUFAN)
29. CD-jack/Sony/IDE (CD2)
30. CD-jack/Panasonic (CD1)
31. S/PDIF Input (JP4), S/PDIF Output (JP5)
32. Auxiliary Audio input (AUX)
33. ALi M1621 Chip (North Bridge)

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Read me first
1. All default jumper settings are based on
Intel Celeron CPU 400MHz together
with SDRAM module that should meet
PC-100 specifications.
2. "LOAD BEST DEFAULTS"
in CMOS setup menu loads the
system default configuration
3. If you experience power on
problem with wrong CMOS
settings, turn on your computer
with INSERT key being pressed,
this will force the POST (Power
On Self Test) run with default
CMOS settings. By this way, you
will be able to enter into CMOS
setup to correct your settings
Quick CPU Type Selection
: ON (Short) : OFF (Open)
SW1 (2)/SW1 (3)/SW1 (4)/SW1 (5): For CPU Core/Bus Ratio
CPU Core/Bus Ratio SW1 (2) SW1 (3) SW1 (4) SW1(5)
X1.5 OFF OFF ON OFF
X2 ON ON ON ON
X2.5 OFF ON ON ON
X3 ON ON OFF ON
X3.5 OFF ON OFF ON
X4 ON ON ON OFF
X4.5 OFF ON ON OFF
X5 ON ON OFF OFF
X5.5 OFF ON OFF OFF
X6 ON OFF ON ON
X6.5 OFF OFF ON ON
X7 ON OFF OFF ON
X7.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
X8 ON OFF ON OFF

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Reserved ON OFF OFF OFF
CPU Type CPU Bus
Clock
CPU
Core/Bus
Ratio SW1
(2) SW1 (3) SW1 (4) SW 1(5)
Celeron
300A 66MHz X4.5 OFF ON ON OFF
Celeron 333 66MHz X5 ON ON OFF OFF
Celeron 366 66MHz X5.5 OFF ON OFF OFF
Celeron 400 66MHz X6 ON OFF ON ON
Celeron 433 66MHz X6.5 OFF OFF ON ON
Celeron 466 66MHz X7 ON OFF OFF ON
Celeron 500 66MHz X7.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
CPU Bus Clock Frequency can be set in “CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI)” item of
Chipset Features Setup Menu in BIOS Setup
NOTE: If you experience power on problem with wrong CPU Bus
Clock Frequency selection, please press the “insert” key while
turning on your PC to force the POST (Power On Self Test) run
with default CMOS settings, i.e. 66 MHz of CPU Bus Clock
Frequency.

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Quick Jumper/Connector Description
Jumper Description
SW1(2), SW1(3), SW1(4), SW1(5) CPU Core/Bus Ratio Selection
JP12 Clear CMOS Data
JP9 S/PDIF Output Level Selection
Connector Description
JP4, JP5 S/PDIF Input (JP4), S/PDIF Output (JP5)
JP20 PWRBTN, RESET, KEY_LOCK, SPEAKER,
HDD_LED, PPWER_LED
FIR/SIR IR Connector
CPUFAN CPU Fan
JP13 Wake-On-LAN
J1 PS/2 Mouse (top), PS/2 Keyoard (bottom)
J2 USB1, USB2
J3 Printer, COM1, COM2
P1 Midi/Joystick, Mic In, Line In/Rear 2 Speaker Out,
Line Out 1
SYSFAN System Fan

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CD1 Audio Connector 1
CD2 Audio Connector 2
AUX Aux Audio Connector
IDE 1 Hard Disk (Primary IDE)
IDE 2 Hard Disk (Secondary IDE)
XJ1 ATX Power Connector
FDD Floppy Disk
Quick Jumper Settings
JP12: Clear CMOS data
Normal
Clear CMOS data
JP9: S/PDIF Output Level Selection
On: 5Vp-p (TTL)
Off: 0.5Vp-p (75 ohm load)

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Features Chapter2
2-1 Introduction
The WinFast 6000ABX - a Socket 370 Processor based Micro ATX Mainboard,
integrating with onboard 3D Audio and AGP slot, is a high performance/cost index
Desktop solution for Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series and other compatible CPUs.
The mainboard uses the integrated ALi M1543C/M1621 chipset and ALi M5203
Audio chip to support the high performance hardware PCI 3D Audio and PCI IDE
controllers. The Host interface supports Synchronous Host/SDRAM clocking
configuration to significantly improve system performance and SDRAM
compatibility.
The built-in fast PCI IDE controller supports ATA PIO/DMA and Ultra DMA33/66
functionthat can handle data transfer up to 66 MB/sec. It provides a separate data path
for two IDE channels that can significantly improve the performance under a
multi-tasking environment.
The onboard PCI 3D Audio supports Microsoft’s DirectSound 3D and Aureal’s A3D
Interface, C3DX positional audio supports 4.1 (or 4+1) channel speakers mode.
Fully supports ACPI OS Directed Power Management, Power on by keyboard, Wake
On Lan, Boot-up Anti-Virus and Year 2000 BIOS Compliance.
The built-in USB controller which is fully compliant to OHCI (Open Host Controller
Interface) provides two USB ports capable of running full/low speed USB devices.
The mainboard also supports a system hardware monitor function.

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2-2 WinFast 6000ABX Picture

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2-3 Specifications
CPU Support
 Intel Socket 370 Celeron Series
and other Socket 370 CPUs
System BIOS (2 MB Flash ROM)
 AWARD BIOS, supports PnP,
APM, Multi-Device booting
features (Floppy, LS120,
CD-ROM, IDE, SCSI, ZIP,
ATAPI)
 ACPI (Advanced
Configuration Power Interface)
 Boot-up anti-virus support
CPU Power
 High efficiency switching
power for Vcore 1.3V ~ 3.5V
with 0.1 V increment
Main Memory
 Support 3.3V SDRAM
 Support three 3.3V unbuffered
DIMM sockets for max 1.5GB
memory size
Super I/O chip on board
 ALi M1543C South Bridge
with super I/O
 One Parallel (SPP/ECP/EPP)
 Two Serial (16650A)
compliant
 One floppy drive connector
 One Dedicated COM port for
IR, support SIR/FIR/Sharp IR
 PC98 Compliant Hardware
Power-on events
 Keyboard password, WOL
(Wake-on-Lan) network card,
Modem ring on, RTC alarm
 Software power-off control for
WIN95
 Over-ride power button
CPU/SDRAM/PCI clock
 Support Synchronous
CPU/SDRAM (system clock)
66/75/100/103/105/110/112/
115/120/124/133/140/150
Mhz
Chipset
 ALi M1543C/M1621 chipsets
Onboard PCI 3D Audio
 ALi M5203 audio chip
 PCI 3D audio supports
Microsoft’s DirectSound 3D
and Aureal’s A3D interface.
C3DX positional audio
supports 4 channel speaker
mode
Accelerated Graphics Port
 AGP 1.x/2.x compliant
Expansion slots
 1 AGP, 3 PCI, 1 ISA slot, one
PCI/ISA shared.
Two Ultra DMA-33/66 IDE ports
 Support up to PIO mode 4,
Multi-word DMA mode2 and
Ultra DMA33/66 MB/Sec
 Bus master drivers for all well
known OS.
Other feature support
 Hardware monitoring
 6 Voltages monitoring input
(+5V, -5V, Vcore, Vio, +12
V, -12V)
 Two Fan speed monitor input
with On/Off control in
suspend.
 Two thermal sensors protect
CPU and System against
overheating.
 Fulfills Year 2000 BIOS
compliance
 Board Size: 244 mm x
200mm

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2-4 Package Content
Accessories
 This Manual
 IDE cable x1
 FDD cable x1
Optional Accessories
 Ultra ATA 66 IDE Cable
Software CD Pack x 1
 AWARD Flash Utility
 DirectX 6.1
 ALi M5203 Audio Driver and
application
 Q & A
 ALi Vgartd Driver

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H
ardware Installation Chapter 3
Static Precautions
Static-sensitive electrical discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent
damage to your system board, it is important to handle it verycarefully. The following
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from static discharge.
Precautions
 Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge.
 Touch a grounded metal object before you remove the board fromthe anti-static
bag.
 Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules, or gold contacts.
 When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
 Put the system board and peripherals back into their anti-static bags when not in
use.
 For grounding purposes, be sure your computer system’s chassis provides
excellent conductive contact between its power supply, case, the mounting
fasteners, and the system board.
Unpacking
The system board is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, be sure the person handling the board is static-protected.
3-1 CPU installation
Please refer to Chapter 1 “Quick Reference and Installation”.
NOTE: When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct
pressure on the label area of the fan.
Heat Sink
Follow the instructions that came with your processor or heat sink to attach a heat
sink to the processor. Make sure that good contact is made between the CPU chip
and the heat sink.
Processor
You are now ready to install the processor. Your motherboard has a 370-pin, PPGA
type socket, which supports 370-pin (not SEPP type) Celeron processors. Lift the
lever on the PPGA socket and install with the notched corner of the processor
oriented with pin 1. Fully seat the processor into the socket and then close the lever.
See Figure on next page for views of the PPGA 370-pin socket before and after
processor installation.
You should install the processor to the motherboard first, then install the
motherboard in the chassis, then the memory and add-on cards, and finally the
cables and drivers. Following the installation procedures in the order they appear in
this chapter should eliminate the most common problems encountered when
installing a system.

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3-2 Memory Installation
1. The mainboard provides three 168-Pin DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module)
sockets. It supports a maximum of 1.5 GB memory. You can use SDRAM from 8MB,
16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB to 512MB per DIMM.
2. IF you use 100Mhz CPU Bus/SDRAM bus synchronous frequency , you must use the
qualify SDRAM which meets PC-100 Specifications.
The procedures:
1. Checking: The DIMM slot has two keys marked ”VOLT and DRAM” Thus, the
DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.
2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket then push it in.
3. The Plastic clip at the side of the DIMM socket will automatically close.
Note:Use only3.3V unbuffered DIMM

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3-3 Case Signal Connector: (JP20)
Pins [1 & 2] Power Button – Allows to connect to a push button on system’s case.
Pins [4 & 5] Reset switch lead - Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system’s case. The
reset switch is used to “cold-boot” the system without actually turning off the power, reducing
wear and tear on the power supply. Avoid rebooting the system when the HDD LED is blinking
Pins [7-10] Speaker connector - Connects to the Speaker lead from the system’s case.
Pins [12 & 13]and [25 & 26] HardDrive LED – Pins 12 & 13 for IDE 2 and pins 25 & 26 for
IDE 1. Hard Disk LED shows the activity of hard disk drive.
Pins [14-16] Power Led – The power Led is always light while the system power is on.
Pins [17 & 18] Keyboard lock switch lead- Pins 17 & 18 connect to the case-mounted keylock
switch. Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard function for security purpose.

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3-4 DISK Connector
IDE 2 IDE 1
1
1
3-4-1 Hard Disk Connector (IDE1, IDE2)
The on-
b
oard Enhanced IDE controller can support up to (4) IDE hard drives
or other ATAPI devices, such as CD-ROMs. This controller, as with all
Enhanced IDE controllers, consists of both Primary (IDE 1) and Secondar
y
(IDE 2) ports. Each port has an associated connector and cable, which ca
n
support up to (2) ATAPI devices each.
All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device
as either “Master” or “Slave”. A Master device is one that is ALONE on the
IDE cable, whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the
same cable. Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave
device in the CMOS Setup, as well as the Operating System software.
*Refer to the device documentation for jumper settings.
The Secondary IDE port can beused for up to (2) additional ATAPI devices.
N
ormally it’s recommended that you connect your first hard drive to the
Primary port, and the first CD-ROM to the Secondary.
Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin-1 on the
mainboard IDE connector. On most hard drives and CD-ROMs, the RED
stripe should be oriented towards the power connector of the device.
When usingUltra ATA 66 IDE cable, both Master and Slave drive should be
Ultra ATA 66 drive. Do not connect CDROM to Ultra ATA 66 IDE cable,
this will reduce the efficiency.
3-4-2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD)
The on-
b
oard floppy controller supports (2) floppy disk drives.
Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented towards
Pin-1. Notice the “twist” between the sets of connectors on the
floppy cable. The floppy drive “A” position is at the END of the
cable, whereas floppy drive “B” is hooked to one of the connectors
on the other side of the twist.
FDD
1
3-5 USB Connector
This 8-
p
in connector permits connectio
n
of two USB peripheral devices directly to
the system without an external hub.
USB1
US
B2

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3-6 Cooling Fans (SYSFAN,CPUFAN)
SYSFAN,CPUFAN are small 3-
p
in Heade
r
Connectors that provide 12-Volt power fo
r
CPU and System cooling fans. Plug in the fa
n
cable to the connector.
G
G
G
G
12V
12V
3-7 Stereo Audio In Connectors (CD1, CD2, AUX, JP4, JP5)
CD1, CD2 and AUX allows you to receive
stereo audio input from an internal CDRO
M
drive or other auxiliary audio source.
JP4 is for S/PDIF(Sony/Phillips Digita
l
Interface) Input and JP5 for S/PDIF Output.
JP9 is for S/PDIF Output Level Selection, On:
5Vp-p (TTL), Off: 0.5Vp-p (75 ohm load)
S/PDIF is a 75 ohm coaxial digital forma
t
which is standard with many digital-audio
equipment manufacturers.
3-8 Power Supply Connector (XJ1)
This mainboard features a
n
ATX-style Power Suppl
y
Connector. This connector is
keyed to prevent connection i
n
the wrong direction. Line up the
locking mechanism on the
connector from the Power Suppl
y
with the tab on the mainboar
d
connector. Press down until the
two connectors are locked.
+3.3V
+3.3V -12V
+12V
GND
GND
GND
-5V
+5V
+5V
+5VSB
Power Good
X
J1
3-9 Serial and Parallel Ports (J3)
A 25-pin D-Sub header is provided on the
back panel for a multi-mode bi-directional
parallel port.
Two 9-pin D-Sub headers are also provided o
n
the back panel for Serial ports.
Printer
COM1
COM2

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3-10 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (FIR/SIR)
The IrDA connector bracket hooks directly to
this connector on the mainboard. This
connector provides support for the optiona
l
wireless transmitting and receiving infrare
d
module. You must first configure through the
BIOS setup where UART2 is directed, COM2
or IrDA.
1
FIR/SIR
VCC
FIR
IRRX
GND
IRTX
CVROFF
3-11 Wake –up On LAN Connector (JP13)
The Wake-up On LAN function will allow the network to
wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.However, if your
system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake-up the system
only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt. To use the Wake-up
On LAN function, you must enable the “Power On by Ring”
field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS.
Connect the cable that comes with your LAN card to locatio
n
JP13 on the system board. Refer to the add-in card’s manual
for details. Note: Your LAN card must support Magic Packe
t
in order to use the Wake-up-On-LAN function.
JP13
3-12 Midi/Joystick, Mic In, Line In 1, Line Out 1 Connectors (P1)
Midi/Joystick: allows you to connect game joystick or game pad fo
r
playing games or connect Midi devices for playing or editing audio.
Mic In 1: allows microphones to be connected for inputing voice.
Line In/Rear 2 Speaker Out: allows tape players or other audio
sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the Line
Out 1 and for rear 2 speaker out.
Line Out 1: can be connected to headphones or speakers wit
h
amplifier.
3-13 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector (J1)
These two connectors are located on the bac
k
panel of the mainboard.
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboar
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I
ntroduction o
f
BIO
S
Chapter 4
The Mainboard BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) acts as the bridge between your
Hardware (CPU, Disk Drives, Video, etc.) and Operating System Software (Windows
95, OS/2 and so on…) The BIOS Setup (also called CMOS Setup) is where many
hardware configuration options are set and stored. This configuration information will
remain in the BIOS until it is changed, or cleared by removing the battery for a while
then reinstalling it back. CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) refers
to the chip in which the BIOS information is stored.
This mainboard also features a “Flash” BIOS. A Flash BIOS can be upgraded via
software, thereby eliminating the need to actually replace the “BIOS Chip” on the
mainboard. The Award BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM (Read Only
Memory) is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS.
This chapter describes the AwardBIOS Setup program. The Setup program lets you
modify basic system configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated
battery-backed memory, called CMOS RAM, that retains the 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 AwardBIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer. The
BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process
of checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test (POST).
When threes preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system on one of
the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy disk, etc.). The BIOS launches the
operating system and hands control of system operations to it.
During POST, you can start the Setup program in one of two ways:
1. By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing Del or by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Esc when the dollowing message
appears brieftly at the bottom of the screen during POST:
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL KEY
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 by pressing the RESET button on
the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del. If you
do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error
message appears and you are again asked to
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC OR DEL TO ENTER SETUP
If, after making and saving system changes with Setup, you discover that your
computer no longer is able to boot, the AwardBIOS supports an override to CMOS