How And When To Use Bios Setup - Winmate IH32 User Manual

IH32 Motherboard User Manual
Chapter 3 AMI BIOS SETUP

3.1 How and When to Use BIOS Setup

To enter the BIOS setup, you need to connect an external USB keyboard, press Del
key when the prompt appears on the screen during start up. The prompt screen
shows only few seconds so need press Del key quickly.
IMPORTANT:
Updated BIOS version may be published after the manual released.
Check the latest version of BIOS on the website.
You may need to run BIOS setup utility for reasons listed below:
1. Error message on screen indicates to check BIOS setup
2. Restoring the factory default settings.
3. Modifying the specific hardware specifications
4. Necessity to optimize specifications
BIOS Navigation Keys
The following keys are enabled during POST:
Key Function
Del Enters the BIOS setup menu.
F7 Display the boot menu. Lists all bootable devices that are connected to
the system. With cursor ↑and cursor ↓and by pressing <ENTER>,
select the device used for the boot.
Pause Pressing the [Pause] key stops the POST. Press any other key to resume
the POST.
The following Keys can be used after entering the BIOS Setup.
Key Function
F1 General Help
F2 Previous Values
F3 Optimized Defaults
F4 Save & Exit
Esc Exit
+/- Change Opt.
Enter Select or execute command
Cursor ↑ Moves to the previous item
Cursor ↓ Goes to the next item
Cursor ← Moves to the previous item
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