Introduction; Bios Setup - Advantech AIMB-501 User Manual

3.1

Introduction

AMI BIOS has been integrated into many motherboards, and has been very popular
for over a decade. People sometimes refer to the AMI BIOS setup menu as BIOS,
BIOS setup or CMOS setup.
With the AMI BIOS Setup program, you can modify BIOS settings to control the spe-
cial features of your computer. The Setup program uses a number of menus for mak-
ing changes. This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AIMB-501 setup
screens.
3.2

BIOS Setup

The AIMB-501 Series system has AMI BIOS built in, with a CMOS SETUP utility that
allows users to configure required settings or to activate certain system features.
The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS RAM of the motherboard.
When the power is turned off, the battery on the board supplies the necessary power
to preserve the CMOS RAM.
When the power is turned on, press the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-
On Self Test) to access the CMOS SETUP screen.
Control Keys
< ↑ >< ↓ >< ← >< → >
<Enter>
<Esc>
<Page Up/+>
<Page Down/->
<F1>
<F2>
<F5>
<F7>
<F10>
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Move to select item
Select Item
Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS
Sub Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
Increase the numeric value or make changes
Decrease the numeric value or make changes
General help, for Setup Sub Menu
Item Help
Load Previous Values
Load Setup Defaults
Save all CMOS changes
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