Having made all the above settings according to your system configuration, press <Esc> to return
to the main menu. If you do not wish to use the advanced setup options you may now save the
settings you made in the STANDARD CMOS SETUP by pressing the F10 key or highlighting the
SAVE SETTING AND EXIT item in the main menu.
When you save the settings your system will reboot and these settings will be automatically
implemented every time you turn your computer on.
The WinBook Advanced CMOS Setup
To access the advanced CMOS Setup Program, highlight ADVANCED CMOS SETUP in the
main menu and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear on your screen and you may press
any key to remove this and access the Advanced CMOS Setup program, as illustrated below.
Figure 8-4 The Advanced CMOS SETUP Screen
The Advanced CMOS Setup allows you fine-tune certain features supported by the chipset and
AMI BIOS. It also includes support for shadow RAM under which the contents of the ROM BIOS
can be copied into memory at boot up, enhancing performance. When you first access the
Advanced CMOS Setup program, the default settings will be loaded. If you change any of the
settings you may recall the default settings at any time from the main menu. This is detailed later.
To get help on each item, highlight the relevant item and press the F1 key. A window will appear
on your screen detailing the various options available for each item. A brief introduction of each of
the settings in the Advanced CMOS Setup program is given below.
Typematic Rate Programming
Enable this item if you wish to be able to configure the characteristics of your keyboard. Typematic
refers to the way in which characters are entered repeatedly if a key is held down. For example, if
you press and hold down the “A” key, the letter “A” will repeatedly appear on your screen until
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