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Chapter 4:
BIOS Settings
Updating the BIOS
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated
using the designated Flash Utility. To obtain the utility,
please contact us either through the sales representative
or technical support.
Accessing the BIOS menu
When you are installing a motherboard or when the
system prompts "Run Setup" during start-up, you will use
the BIOS Setup program to configure the system, . This
section explains how to configure your system using this
program.
Even if you are not prompted to enter the BIOS Setup
program when you are installing a motherboard, you can
still change the configuration of your computer later on
with this program. For example, you may want to enable
the security password feature or change the power
management settings. This requires you to reconfigure
your system by using the BIOS Setup program so that the
computer can recognize these changes and record them
in the CMOS RAM .
When you start up the computer, the system provides
you with the opportunity to run this program. Press
<Delete> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to
enter the Setup utility (There are a few cases that other
keys may be used, such as <F1>, <F2>, and so forth.);
otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.
If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system
by pressing <Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset
button on the system chassis. You can also restart by
turning the system off and then back on. Do this last
option only if the first two failed.
The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to
use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets
you scroll through the various sub-menus and make
your selections from the available options using the
navigation keys.
Note: This manual describes the standard look of the
setup screen. There may be some instances in which the
motherboard features can vary from one to another due
to customization. This means that some of the options
described in this manual mays not match that of your
motherboard's AMIBIOS.
Navigating the BIOS menu
The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation
system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot
keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation
process.
These keys include <F1>, <F10>, <Enter>, <ESC>,
<Arrow> keys, and so on.
Keys
-><- Left/Right
Up/Down
+- Plus/Minuss
Tab
Note: The <F8> key on your keyboard is the Fail-Safe key.
It is not displayed on the key legend by default. To set the
Fail-Safe settings of the BIOS, press the <F8> key on your
keyboard. The Fail-Safe settings allow the motherboard
to boot up with the least amount of options set. This can
lessen the probability of conflicting settings.
Description
The Left and Right <Arrow>
keys allow you to select an setup
screen. For example: Main screen,
Advanced screen, Boot screen, and
so on.
The Up and Down <Arrow> keys
allow you to select an setup item or
sub-screen.
The Plus and Minus <Arrow> keys
allow you to change the field value
of a particular setup item. For
example: Date and Time.
The <Tab> key allows you to select
setup fields.
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