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Chapter 4
BIOS Settings
BIOS Settings
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.
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Network Application Platforms
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