Running the Setup Utility
Each time your computer starts, before the operating system loads, a mes-
sage appears on the screen that prompts you to “
Hit <DEL> if you want to run
SETUP
”. When you see this message, press the
Delete
key and the Main
menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12
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Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Load Optimal Settings
Load Best Performance Settings
Features Setup
CPU PnP Setup
Hardware
Monitor
Change
Password
Exit
Esc : Quit
↑
↓
←
→
: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit
Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main
menu page. Press
Enter
to select the highlighted option. To leave the setup
utility, press the
Escape
key. To cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color
schemes hold down the
Shift
key and press
F2
.
Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with in-
stalled values. In these pages, use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items,
and then use the
PgUp
and
PgDn
keys to cycle through the alternate values
for each of the items. Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog
boxes requiring you to answer Yes or No by hitting the
Y
or
N
keys.
If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press
F10
to save those
changes and exit the utility. Press
F5
to reset the changes to the original val-
ues. Press
F6
to install the setup utility with a set of default values. Press
F7
to install the setup utility with a set of high-performance values.
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