About Cmos Setup; Entering Cmos Setup - Pine Technology PT-429G User Manual

SECTION 5

About CMOS Setup

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After
the mainboard has been integrated into the system, you need to run the Setup Program to
set system configuration. Upon finishing the Setup Program is then stored in read-only memory (ROM),
and can only be accessed when you turn on or reset the system.
The settings you specify with the Setup program are recorded in a special area of memory called CMOS
RAM. This memory is backed up by a battery so that it will not be erased when you turn off or reset the
system. Whenever you turn on the power, the system reads the settings stored in CMOS RAM and
compares them to the equipment check conducted during the POST. If an error occurs, an error message
will be displayed on screen, and you will be prompted to run the Setup program.
The AMI BIOS Setup program is accessed through a menu which allows you to easily configure your
system. Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record basic system information regarding date and time,
video type and installed drives. Advanced CMOS Setup gives you access to the advanced features
supported by the AM1 BIOS and your mainboard chipset.

5.2 Entering CMOS Setup

screen depicted below.
To enter the Setup program at this time, press the [Del] key. This will display the first page of the AMI
BIOS Setup menu.
again.
KEYBOARD ERROR will be displayed and you will again be asked to :
RUN SETUP UTILITY
Press <F l> to resume
If you press and hold the [Ins] key while the system is booting until you bear a single beep, the
default Setup values will be loaded into
keyboard error.
After you enter into the Setup Program, a main menu of the AMI Setup Program is shown,
5.5.
Release the key after the beep to prevent a
CMOS.
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