Supero X8DA6, User Manual

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4-2
X8DA6/X8DAE User’s Manual
Starting the Setup Utility
Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.
As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of
the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup
screens. An AMI BIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the bottom left corner of
the screen below the copyright message.
Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related
issue. Flashing a wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system.
In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental,
or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you need to update
the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the BIOS is updating
to avoid possible boot failure.
4-2 Main Setup
When you fi rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.
You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab at the
top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.
System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:
System Time/System Date
Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-
tem Date using the arrow keys. Key in new values through the keyboard and press
<Enter>. Press the <Tab> key to move between fi elds. The date must be entered
in MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. ( Note: The time is
in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced Security
Boot Exit
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
System Overview
System Time [ 09 :20:40]
System Date [Wed 07/28/2010]
Supermicro X8DA6/X8DAE
BIOS Build Ver : 2.0
BIOS Build Date : 07/15/10
Processor
Intel(R) Xeon (R) CPU X5550 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2666MHz
Physical Count : 1
Logical Count : 8
Microcode Rev : 9
System Memory
Size : 4088MB
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.