4115T Light Duty Industrial PC Chapter 3 – POS-478 CPU Control Board and BIOS Setup
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AMI BIOS Setup
This section describes the AMI Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The setup
program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special
information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.
Starting Setup
The AMI BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer. The
BIOS reads the system information contained in the CMOS and begins the process of
checking out the system and configuring it. When it finishes, the BIOS will seek an
operating system on one of the disks and then launch and turn control over to the
operating system.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
1.
By pressing <Del> immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing the <Del> key when the following message appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test).
Press DEL to enter SETUP.
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart
the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" button on
the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and
<Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does
not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to...
PRESS F2 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP
