Entering The Setup Utility - ECS P4S5A2 User Manual

Entering the Setup Utility

When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diag-
nostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are
completed, the following message appears:
Press DEL to enter SETUP
Pressing the delete key
Utility:
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.05
(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Load Optimal Settings
Load Best Performance Settings
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ ← →: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Optimal values
Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the op-
tions on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the
highlighted option. To leave the setup utility, press the Escape
key. To cycle through the Setup Utility's optional color
schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2.
Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of
items with installed values. In these pages, use the cursor ar-
row keys to highlight the items, and then use the PgUp and
PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of
the items. Other options on the main menu page lead to dia-
log boxes which require you to answer Yes or No by hitting the
Y or N keys.
If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press
F10 to save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to re-
set the changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the
setup utility with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the
setup utility with a set of high-performance values.
accesses the AMI BIOS Setup
Features Setup
CPU PnP Setup
Hardware Monitor
Change Password
Exit
F7 : Best performance values
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F10 : Save&Exit