Note that the BIOS is customized by each different PC manufacturer, so the BIOS Setup on your PC may vary slightly from the documentation provided below.

• Index of Setup Fields for AwardBIOS
• AwardBIOS Setup manual for releases prior to August 1996
• AwardBIOS Setup manuals for releases after July 1996

You can determine the release date of your AwardBIOS by watching your screen after turning on your PC. You will see th release date and other BIOS information at the bottom of the screen while the PC's memory is tested. The PAUSE key should work at that point, so you can pause the screen to read the information.

Index of Setup Fields for AwardBIOS: this page provides a hyperlinked alphabetical index and definitions of many of the terms that appear in the AwardBIOS Setup screens.

AwardBIOS Setup manual for releases prior to August 1996 - Adobe Acrobat Format: this manual explains Setup options common to all AwardBIOS 4.51 releases in the Standard CMOS, BIOS Features, and Password screens. It also includes descriptions of other Setup functions, such as loading default values and configuring IDE hard drives. Explanations of BIOS POST codes and error messages are also included. Chipset-specific features are not described.

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AwardBIOS Setup manuals for releases after July 1996 - Adobe Acrobat Format: each document below describes the entire Setup utility as customized for a specific chipset. The table below lists BIOS part numbers, chipset names, and provides hyperlinks to the corresponding manuals.

You can determine the part number of your AwardBIOS by watching your screen after turning on your PC. You will see th release date, the part number, and other BIOS information at the bottom of the screen while the PC's memory is tested. The PAUSE key should work at that point, so you can pause the screen to read the information (the part number also appears at the top of the AwardBIOS Setup screens). Use the part number to determine the chipset and match it to the correct manual. Note that a lowercase 'x' represents an unimportant character in a part number.

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