4．Bios Setup; Introduction; Starting Setup - Contec BX-S959SD Series User Manual

4 ． BIOS setup

Introduction

This chapter discusses American Megatrends's (AMI) Setup program built into the FLASH ROM BIOS.
The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored
in FLASH ROM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
The rest of this chapter is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup.

Starting Setup

The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The BIOS reads the system
information contained in the FLASH ROM and begins the process of checking out the system and configuring it.
When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control
over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
1 By pressing <Del> or <ESC> immediately after switching the system on, or
2 By pressing the <Del> or <ESC> key when the following message appears briefly at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test).
Press <DEL> ot <ESC> to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by
turning it OFF then ON on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and
<Delete> keys.
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