在计算机启动，进行设备自检时，按下PAUSE键暂停，这时屏幕左下端的一段字符串就是我们所说的BIOS－ID。

AWARD的BIOS－ID一般分为以下几个部分：（以磐英Apollo Pro133A主板为例）

07／06／2000－i440BX－8671－2A69KG0EC－00
BIOS生产日期 芯片组 I／O控制器 芯片组编码（前五位） 厂商编码（第六七位）
AWARD BIOS－ID的芯片组信息及厂商编码如下：

芯片组编码：
213V1: SARC RC2018
21480: HiNT SC9204 (Sierra), HMC82C206
214D1: HiNT SC9204 (Sierra), HMC82C206
214I8: SiS 85C471
214I9: SiS 85C471E
214L2: VIA VT82C486A
214L6: VIA Venus VT82C486A/VT82C495/VT82C496G
214W3: VD 88C898
214X2: UMC UM491
215UM: OPTi 82C546/82C597
21917: ALD Chipset
219V0: SARC RC2016
2A431: Cyrix MediaGx Cx5510 chipset
2A432: Cyrix GXi Cx5520 Chipset
2A433: Cyrix GXm Cx5520 Chipset
2A434: Cyrix GXm Cx5530 Chipset
2A496: Intel Saturn Chipset
2A498: Intel Saturn II Chipset
2A499: Intel Aries Chipset
2A4H2: Contaq 82C596-9 Chipset
2A4IB: SiS 496/497 Chipset
2A4J6: Winbond W83C491(SL82C491 Symphony Wagner)
2A4KA: ALi
2A4KC: Ali 1439/45/31 Chipset
2A4KD: Ali 1487/1489 Chipset
2A4L4: VIA 486A/482/505 Chipset
2A4L6: VIA 496/406/505 Chipset
2A4O3: EFAR EC802GL, EC100G chipset
2A4UK: OPTI-802G-822 Chipset
2A4X5: UMC 8881E/8886B Chipset
2A597: Intel Mercury Chipset
2A59A: Intel Natoma (Neptune) Chipset
2A59B: Intel Mercury Chipset
2A59C: Intel Triton FX chipset (Socket 7 based m/b)
2A59f: Intel Triton II HX chipset (Socket 7 based m/b)
2A59G: Intel Triton VX chipset (Socket 7 based m/b)
2A59H: Intel Triton VX chipset (Socket 7 based m/b) with an illegal BIOS
2A59I: Intel Triton TX chipset (Socket 7 based m/b)
2A5G7: VLSI VL82C594 Chipset
2A5GB: VLSI Lynx VL82C541/VL82C543 Chipset
2A5IA: SiS 501/02/03 Chipset
2A5IC: SiS 5501/02/03 Chipset
2A5ID: SiS 5511/12/13 Chipset
2A5IE: SiS 5101-5103 Chipset
2A5If: SiS 5596/5597 Chipset
2A5IH: SiS 5571 Chipset
2A5II: SiS 5582/5597/5598 Chipset
2A5IJ: SiS 5120 Mobile Chipset
2A5IK: SiS 5591 Chipset
2A5IM: SiS 530 Chipset
2A5KB: Ali 1449/61/51 Chipset
2A5KE: ALI 1511 Chipset
2A5Kf: ALI 1521/23 Chipset
2A5KI: ALI IV+ M1531/M1543 Chipset (also known as Super TX chipset)
2A5KK: Ali Aladdin V Chipset
2A5L5: VIA
2A5L7: VIA VT82C570 Chipset
2A5L9: VIA VT82C570M Chipset
2A5LA: VIA Apollo VP1 Chipset (VT82C580VP) (sometimes relabeled as VXPro chipset)
2A5LC: VIA Apollo VP2 Chipset (sometimes relabeled as AMD640 chipset)
2A5LD: VIA VPX Chipset (sometimes relabeled as VXPro+ chipset)
2A5LE: VIA Apollo (M)VP3 Chipset
2A5LH : VIA Apollo VP4 Chipset
2A5R5: Forex FRX58C613/601A chipset
2A5R6: Forex FRX58C613A/602B/601B
2A5T6: ACC Micro 2278/2188 (Auctor) chipset
2A5UI: Opti 82C822/596/597 Chipset or OPTi 596/546/82
2A5UL: Opti 82C822/571/572 Chipset
2A5UM: Opti 82C822/546/547 Chipset
2A5UN: Opti Viper-M 82C556/557/558 Chipset or Opti Viper 82C556/557/558
2A5UP: Opti Viper Max
2A5X7: UMC 82C890 Chipset
2A5X8: UMC UM8886BF/UM8891BF/UM8892BF Chipset
2A5XA: UMC 890C Chipset
2A69H: Intel 440FX chipset (Pentium II/Pentium Pro based chipset)
2A69J: Intel 440LX/EX chipset (Pentium II based chipset)
2A69K: Intel 440BX chipset (Pentium II based chipset)
2A69L: Intel 'Camino' 820 Chipset
2A69M: Intel 'Whitney' 810 Chipset
2A69N: Intel Banister Mobile ChipSet with C&T 69000 Video
2A6IL: SiS 5600 Chipset
2A6IN: SiS 620 Chipset
2A6KL: Ali 1621/1543C Chipset
2A6KO: ALi M1631/M1535D
2A6Lf: Via Apollo Pro (691/596) Chipset
2A6LG: Via Apollo Pro Plus (692/596) Chipset
2A6LI: Via MVP4 VIA 601(Trident video on-chip)/686A (Modem on-chip, Sound on-chip)
2A6LJ: VIA 694X/596B and VIA 694X/686A(Modem on-chip, Sound on-chip)
2A9KG: ALi M6117/M1521/M1523 chipset
2AG9H: Intel Neptune ISA Chipset
2B496: Intel Saturn I EISA chipset
2B597: Intel Mercury EISA chipset
2B59A: Intel Neptune EISA Chipset
2B59f: Intel 430HX EISA chipset
2B69D: Intel Orion EISA Chipset
2C470: HYF82481 chipset
2C4D2: HiNT SC8006 (Sierra), HMC82C206
2C4I7: SiS 461 Chipset
2C4I8: SiS 85C471B chipset
2C4I9: SiS 85C471B/E/G chipset
2C4J6: Winbond W83C491(SL82C491 Symphony Wagner)
2C4K9: ALI 14296 Chipset
2C4KC: Ali 1439/45/31 Chipset
2C4L2: VIA 82C486A chipset
2C4L6: VIA VT496G chipset
2C4L8: VIA VT425MV chipset
2C4O3: EFAR EC802G-B Chipset
2C4S0: AMD Elan 470
2C4T7: ACC Micro 2048 (Auctor)
2C4UK: OPTI 82C895/82C602
2C4X2: UMC UM82C491/82C493 chipset
2C4X6: UMC UM498F/496Fchipset
6A6LK: VIA VT8371 (KX-133) chipset
6A6S2: AMD 751 chipset
6A450 : STMicroelectronics PC Client ST86 processor
6A69L : Intel 'Camino' i820 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A69M : Intel i810(E) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A69R : Intel 'Solano' i815(E) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A69S : Intel i850 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6IS : SiS 730 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6IU : SiS 733 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LJ : VIA 694X/686A (Apollo Pro 133A) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LK: VIA VT8371 (KX-133) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LM: VIA VT8363 (KT-133) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LN: VIA VT8365 (KM-133)/VT8364 (KL-133) chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LU: VIA Apollo Pro266 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6LV: VIA VT8366/VT8233 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6S2: AMD 751 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
6A6S6: AMD 760 chipset with Award BIOS v6.00
JA6LM: VIA VT8363 (KT-133) chipset (only used on Matsonic m/b)

厂商编码：
00 未授权
A0: ASUS 华硕
A1 :Abit (Silicon Star) 升技
A2 :Atrend 中凌
A3 :Bcom (ASI)
A7 :AVT (formerly Concord)
A8 :Adcom
AB :AOpen 建基
AD :Amaquest
AK :Advantech／AAEON
AM :Achme
AT :ASK Technology
AX :Achitec
B0 :Biostar 映泰
B1 :BEK-Tronic Technology
B2 :Boser
B3 :BCM
C1 :Clevo
C2 :Chicony
C3 :Chaintech 承启
C5 :Chaplet
C9 :Computrend
CF :Flagpoint
CS: CSS Laboratories
D0 :Dataexpert 联讯
D1 :DTK 创宏
D2 :Digital
D3 :Digicom
D4 :DFI (Diamond Flower) (Crusader) 钻石
D7 :Daewoo 大宇
DE :Dual Tech
DI :Domex (DTC)
DJ :Darter
DL :Delta Electronics
E1 :ECS (Elitegroup) 精英
E3 :EFA
E4 :ESPCo 金鹰
E6 :Elonex EC ENPC
F0 :FIC (FICA)
F1 :Flytech Group International
F2 : Free Tech 富基
F3 :Full Yes 福扬
F5 :Fugutech
F8 :Formosa Industrial Computing
F9 :Fordlian 红狐
G0 :Giga-byte 技嘉
G1 :GIT
G3 :Gemlight
G5 :GVC 致福；Diamond帝盟
G9 :Global Circuit Technology 旗舰
GA :Giantec
GE :Zaapa
H0 :Hsing-Tech (PcChips) 宏英
H2 :HOLCO (Shuttle)
HH :HighTech Information System
I3 :IWill 艾威
I4 :Inventa (Twn)
I5 :Informtech 资讯
I9 :ICP IA Infinity IC Inventec (notebooks)
IE :Itri
J1 :Jetway (Jetboard, Acorp) 捷波
J2 :Jamicon (Twn)
J3 :J-Bond 捷邦、伟格
J4 :Jetta
J6 :Joss
K0 :Kapok
K1 :Kamei 凯美
KF :Kinpo
L1 :Lucky Star 联胜
L7 :Lanner Electronics Inc.
L9 :Lucky Tiger
LB :LeadTek M0 Matra
M2 : Mycomp (TMC) and Megastar 皇朝
M3 : Mitac 神通
M4 : Micro-star 微星
M8 : Mustek 全友
M9 : MLE MH Macrotek 鸿友
MT :Mida美达
N0 :Nexcom
N5 :NEC
NM : NMC (New Media Communication)
NX :Nexar
M0 :Matra
M2 :Mycomp (TMC) and Megastar
M3 :Mitac
M4 :Micro-star
M8 :Mustek
M9 :MLE MH Macrotek
N0 :Nexcom
N5 :NEC
NM :NMC (New Media Communication)
NX :Nexar
O0 :Ocean (Octek) 海洋
P1 :PC-Chips 明致
P4 :Asus
P6 :Pro-Tech
P8 :Azza 博登
P9 :Powertech
PA :Epox (Pronix) & 2TheMax 磐英
PC :Pine 松景
PF :President (dead)
PN :Procomp Informatics Ltd.
PS :Palmax (notebooks)
PX :Pionix
Q0 :Quanta (Twn)
Q1 :QDI 联想
RA :RioWorks Solutions Inc
R0 :Mtech (Rise) 瑞思
R2 :Rectron
R3 :Datavan International Corp.
S2 :Soyo 梅捷
S3 :Smart DM Technology Co., Ltd S5 Shuttle (Holco) 浩鑫
S9 :Spring Circle
SA :Seanix
SC :Sukjung (Auhua Electronics Co. Ltd.)
SE :Newtech or SMT
SH :SYE (Shing Yunn Technology Co., Ltd.)
SJ :Sowah
SL :Winco
SM :San-Li and Hope Vision, Superpower 上普
SN :Soltek 硕泰克
SW :S&D (also some A-Corp and Zaapa motherboards use this code)
T0 :Twinhead 伦飞
T1 :Taemung or Fentech or Trang Bow
T4 :Taken
T5 :Tyan 泰安
T6 :Trigem
TB :Taeil
TG :Tekram 建邦；
TW :同维
TJ :Totem
TL :Transcend Information Inc.
TP :Commate, Ozzo, Megtron美创
TR :Topstar 国傲通
U0 :U-Board
U1 :USI (Universal Scientific Industrial)
U2 :AIR (UHC)
U3 :umax 力捷
U4 :Unicorn
U6 :Unitron
U9 :Warp Speed Ink.
V3 :Vtech (PCPartner) 柏能
V5 :Vision Top Technology
V6 :Vobis
V7 :YKM (Dayton Micro)
W0 :Wintec (Edom)
W1 :WellJoin
W5 :Winco
W7 :Win Lan Enterprise
XA :ADLink Technology Inc.
X3 :A-Corp
X5 :Arima
Y2 :Yamashita
Z1 :Zida (Tomato boards) 华基、西红柿
Z3 :Zeling 则灵