Asus TX97-N TX97-N User Manual - Page 35
BIOS Setup
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volts and 12 volts. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section. All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system configuration and settings. If your motherboard came in a computer system, the proper configuration entries may have already been made. If so, run the Setup utility, as described later, and take note of the configuration settings for future reference, in particular, the hard disk specifications. If you are installing the motherboard, reconfiguring your system or you receive a Run Setup message, you will need to enter new setup information. This section describes how to configure your system using this utility. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing , POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup, reset the system by pressing + + , or by pressing the Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. Do this only, however, if the first two methods fail. When you run Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: IV. BIOS (BIOS Setup) ASUS TX97-N User's Manual 35