I-Bus IBC 2600, User Manual

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Chapter 2 - System BIOS
2-6 IBC 2600 User’s Guide
If certain non-fatal error conditions occur, you are requested to run the
AMIBIOS Setup Utility. The error messages are followed by this screen:
Press <F1>. You may be requested to enter a password before gaining
access to the AMIBIOS Setup Utility. (See Password
Entry earlier in this
section.)
If you enter the correct password or no password is required, the AMI-
BIOS Setup Main Menu displays.
RUNNING AMIBIOS SETUP
AMIBIOS Setup keeps a record of system parameters, such as date and
time, disk drives, display type and other user-defined parameters. The
Setup parameters reside in the Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output
System (ROM BIOS) so that they are available each time the system is
turned on. AMIBIOS Setup stores the information in the complementary
metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory. When the system is turned
off, a backup battery retains system parameters in the CMOS memory.
Each time the system is powered on, it is configured with these values,
unless the CMOS has been corrupted or is faulty. The AMIBIOS Setup
Utility is resident in the ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory Basic Input/Out-
put System) so that it is available each time the computer is turned on. If,
for some reason, the CMOS becomes corrupted, the system is config-
ured with the default values stored in this ROM file.
As soon as the system is turned on, the power-on diagnostic routines
check memory, attempt to prepare peripheral devices for action, and of-
fer you the option of pressing <Del> to run AMIBIOS Setup.
If certain non-fatal errors occur during the Power-On Self Test (POST)
routines which are run when the system is turned on, you may be
prompted to run AMIBIOS Setup by pressing <F1>.