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Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1
No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1
No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2
Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2
3-2
Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3
3-3
Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4
Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4 BIOS
4-1
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1
How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 4-1
Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2
4-2
Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3
Advanced Setup Confi gurations...................................................................... 4-4
4-4
Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-22
4-5
Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................ 4-24
4-6
Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-25
4-7
BIOS Recovery ............................................................................................. 4-26
How to Recover the AMIBIOS Image (-the Main BIOS Block) ..................... 4-26
4.7.1 Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device .......................................... 4-26
4.7.2 Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROM ..................................... 4-27
4.7.3 Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port ("Serial Flash") ................... 4-27
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes
A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ................................................................................. A-1
Appendix B Installing the Windows OS
B-1 Installing the Windows OS for a RAID System .............................................. B-1
B-2 Installing the Windows OS for a Non-RAID System ....................................... B-2
Appendix C Software Installation Instructions
C-1 Installing Software Programs .........................................................................C-1
C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................C-2
