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Chapter 3: BIOS
3.00 – BIOS Setup Utility
With the BIOS setup utility, you can modify BIOS settings and control the special features of your
computer. The setup utility uses a number of menus for making changes and turning the special
features on or off.
All menus are based on a typical system. The actual menus displayed on
your screen may be different and depend on the hardware and features
NOTE
installed in your computer.
To start the BIOS setup utility:
a.
Turn on or reboot your system
b.
Press <Del> during POST (F4 on remote console) to start BIOS setup utility
Main
Advanced
System Overview
AMIBIOS
Version
: 08.00.xx
Build Date : xx/xx/xxxx
ID
: 0ABCFxxx
Processor
Type
: AMD Opteron Model xxx
Speed
: xxxx MHz
Count
: x
System Memory
Size
: xxxx MB
System Time
System Date
To select an item
Use the left/right (
) arrow keys to make a selection
To display a sub-menu (A pointer " " marks all sub menus)
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>.
3.01 – BIOS Menu Bar
The menu bar at the top of the windows lists these selections:
Main
Advanced
PCI/PnP
Boot
Security
Chipset
Power
Exit
NOTE
Options written in bold type represent the BIOS setup default
BIOS Setup Utility
PCI/PnP
Boot
Security
[xx:xx:xx]
[xx/xx/xxxx]
To configure basic system setups
To configure the advanced chipset features
To configure legacy Plug & Play or PCI settings
To configure system boot order
To configure user and supervisor passwords
To configure chipset management features
To configure power management features
To exit setup utility
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Chipset
Power
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT_TAB] to select
a field
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.
+/-
Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1
Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
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