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Chapter 4
AMI BIOS Setup
4.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses AMI's setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the setup
information when the power is turned off.
4.2 Starting
Setup
The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you first boot up the computer. The
BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process
of checking out the system and then configures it. When it finishes, the BIOS will
seek an operating system on one of the disks and then launch and pass the
control over to the operating system.
While the BIOS is in charge, the Setup program can be activated in one of the
following ways:
1. By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the <Del>key when the following message appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST.
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup,
press the “RESET” button on the chassis or turn the power off then turn it back
on to restart the system then you can try again. You may also restart by
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not press
the keys at the correct moment and the system does not boot, an error message
will be displayed and you will again be asked to...
PRESS F1 TO ENTER SETUP OR PRESS F2 TO CONTINUE
