Chapter 4: Amibios; Introduction - Supermicro X5DL8-GG User Manual

Supermicro x5dl8-gg motherboards: user guide

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Introduction

This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-

8G2. The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily

upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to BIOS, some settings may have been

added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Refer to the

Manual Download area of our web site for any changes to BIOS that are

not reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM

and PS/2

compatible computers. The BIOS ROM stores the system param-

eters, such as amount of memory, type of disk drives and video displays,

etc. BIOS ROM requires very little power. When the computer is turned off,

a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS ROM, enabling it to retain the

system parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on, the computer is

then configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system

BIOS, which gains control when the computer is powered on.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be

changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac-

cessed by pressing <Del> at the appropriate time during system boot.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory

test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the

main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access

the other setup screens, such as the Chipset and Power menus. Section 4-

3 gives detailed descriptions of each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the

screen, below the copyright message.

Chapter 4

AMIBIOS

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