Aaeon PCM-8500 Quick Installation Manual

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C o m p a c t B o a r d P C M - 8 5 0 0Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-23.1 System Test and InitializationThese routines test and initialize board hardware. If theroutines encounter an error during the tests, you will eitherhear a few short beeps or see an error message on thescreen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal and non-fatal. Thesystem can usually continue the boot up sequence withnon-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear onthe screen along with the following instructions:Press to RESUMEWrite down the message and press the F1 key to continuethe boot up sequence.System configuration verificationThese routines check the current system configurationagainst the values stored in the CMOS memory. If they donot match, the program outputs an error message. You willthen need to run the BIOS setup program to set theconfiguration information in memory.There are three situations in which you will need to changethe CMOS settings:1. You are starting your system for the first time2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configurationinformation has been erased.The PCM-8500 CMOS memory has an integral lithiumbattery backup for data retention. However, you will need toreplace the complete unit when it finally runs down.