ICS SB686P Series, Product Manual

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Manual Number: 40110-005-2 Page 36
Normally, the only POST routine visible on the screen is the memory test. The following screen
displays when the system is powered on:
AMIBIOS (C)1996 American Megatrends Inc.
INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER SOURCE
Hit DEL if you want to run SETUP
Initial Power-On Screen
You have two options:
• Press <Del> to access the AMIBIOS Setup Utility.
This option allows you to change various system parameters such as date and time, disk drives,
etc. The Running AMIBIOS Setup section of this manual describes the options available.
You may be requested to enter a password before gaining access to the AMIBIOS Setup Utility.
(See Password Entry later in this section.)
If you enter the correct password or no password is required, the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu
displays. (See Running AMIBIOS Setup later in this section.)
• Allow the bootup process to continue without invoking the AMIBIOS Setup Utility.
In this case, after AMIBIOS loads the system, you may be requested to enter a password. (See
Password Entry later in this section.)
Once the POST routines complete successfully, a screen displays showing the current configura-
tion of your system, including processor type, base and extended memory amounts, floppy and
hard drive types, display type and peripheral ports.
In systems with more than 1MB, AMIBIOS reports 384KB less RAM than it finds, because it
accounts for the address space between 640K and 1024K which is unavailable to DOS. This space
is used for video RAM, video BIOS, system BIOS and adapter ROMs.
Password Entry
The system may be configured so that the user is required to enter a password each time the system
boots or whenever an attempt is made to enter AMIBIOS Setup. The password function may also
be disabled so that the password prompt does not appear under any circumstances.
The Password Check option in the Advanced CMOS Setup program allows you to specify when
the password prompt displays: Always or only when Setup is attempted. The supervisor and user
passwords may be changed using the Change Supervisor Password and Change User Password
options on the AMIBIOS Setup Main Menu. If the passwords are null, the password prompt does
not display at any time. A more detailed description of the password setup function may be found
in the Running AMIBIOS Setup section of this manual.
When password checking is enabled, the following password prompt displays:
Enter CURRENT Password:
Type the password and press <Enter> .