Running Setup; Main Bios Setup - Supermicro C2SBM-Q User Manual

C2SBM-Q User's Manual
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Running Setup

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the
appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described
in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand
how to set the options (see next page).
When you first power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-
vated.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
1. By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or
2. When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen
during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate
the main Setup menu.
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Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen
is displayed below.
Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.
Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.
Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in
detail how to navigate through the menus.
Items that use submenus are indicated with the
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.
*Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.
Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup
 icon. With the item highlighted,
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