AMI Mark IV Screamer, Manual

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Section 1
Running AMI Setup
A record of the computer system parameters (such as amount
of memory, disk drives, video displays, and numeric
coprocessors) is stored in CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor) RAM. When the computer is turned off, a back-
up battery provides power to CMOS RAM, which retains the
system parameters.
Each time the system is powered-on, it is configured with these
values, unless CMOS RAM has been corrupted. The AMI BIOS
Setup resides in the ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic
Input/Output System) and is available each time 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 BIOS values stored in the ROM file: the
BIOS Setup default values and the Power-On default values.
Running Setup
When POST has completed, the following message appears:
Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP
Press <Del> to run Hi-Flex BIOS Setup.