Chapter 2 Bios Setup; Startup Screen; The Main Menu - Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2 User Manual

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on.
To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS
Setup program.
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility.
Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating
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system.
@BIOS is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the
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Internet and updates the BIOS.
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current
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version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with
caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system
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instability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's
failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.
(Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing
CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)
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Startup Screen

The following screens may appear when the computer boots.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc.
G41MT-S2 E10c
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Motherboard Model
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BIOS Version
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<DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash
09/20/2010-G41-ICH7-6A79PG0IC-00
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The Main Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow
keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu.
(Sample BIOS Version: E10c)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
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Standard CMOS Features
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Advanced BIOS Features
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Advanced Chipset Features
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Integrated Peripherals
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Power Management Setup
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PnP/PCI Configurations
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ESC: Quit
F8: Q-Flash
PC Health Status
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
: Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Change CPU's Clock & Voltage
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Function Keys
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS