Full size CPU Card S B C - 8 6 0Chapter3 Award BIOS Setup 3 - 23.1 System test and initializationThese routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines encounteran error during the tests, you will either hear a few short beeps or see anerror message on the screen. There are two kinds of errors: fatal andnon-fatal. The system can usually continue the boot up sequence withnon-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages usually appear on the screenalong with the following instructions:Press to RESUMEWrite down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot upsequence.When you should encounter fatal errors, please contact your distributor orsales representative.System configuration verificationThese routines check the current system configuration the values stored inthe CMOS memory of the board. If they do not match, the programoutputs an error message. You will then need to run the BIOS setupprogram to set the configuration information in memory.There are three situations in which you will need to change the CMOSsettings:You are starting your system for the first timeYou have changed the hardware attached to your systemThe CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration information has