4-2
H8SSL-i2 User's Manual
4-2 Main
Menu
When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main setup screen.
You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the
Main
tab on the
top of the screen.
The Main Setup screen provides you with a system overview, which includes the
version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of the
processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.
System Time/System Date
You can edit this fi eld to change the system time and date. Highlight
System Time
or
System Date
using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.
Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fi elds. The date must
be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format.
Please note that time is in a 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M. appears as
05:30:00 and 5:30 P.M. as 17:30:00.
4-3 Advanced Settings Menu
Boot Features
Quick Boot
If Enabled, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time
needed for the system to boot up. The options are
Enabled
and Disabled.
Quiet Boot
If
Disabled
, normal POST messages will be displayed on boot-up. If Enabled,
this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages.
Add-On ROM Display Mode
This setting controls the display of add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages.
Select "
Force BIOS
" to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to
display during system boot. Select "Keep Current" to allow the computer system
to display the BIOS information during system boot.
Boot up Num-Lock
Set this to "On" to allow the Number Lock setting to be modifi ed during boot up.
The options are
On
and Off.
