American Megatrends 42 Series, User Manual

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Section 1
Running AMIBIOS Setup
The system parameters (such as amount of memory, disk drives, video displays, and numeric coprocessors) are stored in
CMOS RAM. When the computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to CMOS RAM, which retains these
parameters.
Each time the system is powered-on, it is configured with these values, unless CMOS RAM has been corrupted. AMIBIOS
Setup resides in ROM and is available when the computer is turned on.
If, for some reason, CMOS RAM becomes corrupted, the system is configured with the default values stored in this ROM file.
There are two sets of values stored in the ROM file: the BIOS Setup default values and the Power-On default values.
Starting Setup
When POST has completed, the following message appears:
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
Press <Del> to run AMIBIOS Setup.