Chapter 5 BIOS Setup
BA-2501 SERIES USER MANUAL
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system and allows technicians to troubleshoot the occurred errors when the hardware
is faulty.
The BIOS setup menu allows users to view and modify the BIOS settings for the
computer. After the system is powered on, users can access the BIOS setup menu by
pressing <Del> or <Esc> immediately while the POST message is running before the
operating system is loading.
Users will need to set up the system configuration from the BIOS Setup Utility when
any of the following conditions occurs:
1. You are starting your system for the first time.
2. You have changed the hardware in your system or the hardware becomes faulty.
3. The system configuration is reset after the user configures to clear CMOS data via
the JCMOS1 jumper.
4. The power of the CMOS RAM became lost and the system configuration has been
erased.
All the menu settings are described in details in this chapter.
5.2 Accessing Setup Utility
After the system is powered on, BIOS will enter the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
routines and the POST message will be displayed:
Figure 5-2. POST Screen with AMI Logo
