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Entering the Setup Utility
When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On
Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diag-
nostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are
completed, the following message appears:
Press DEL to enter SETUP
Pressing the delete key
accesses the AMI BIOS Setup Util-
ity:
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.05
(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Standard CMOS Setup
Advanced Setup
Power Management Setup
PCI / Plug and Play Setup
Load Optimal Settings
Load Best Performance Settings
Features Setup
CPU PnP Setup
Hardware
Monitor
Change
Password
Exit
Esc : Quit
↑
↓
←
→
: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit
Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the op-
tions on the main menu page. Press
Enter
to select the
highlighted option. To leave the setup utility, press the
Escape
key. To cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color
schemes hold down the
Shift
key and press
F2
.
Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of
items with installed values. In these pages, use the cursor ar-
row keys to highlight the items, and then use the
PgUp
and
PgDn
keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of
the items. Other options on the main menu page lead to dia-
log boxes which require you to answer Yes or No by hitting the
Y
or
N
keys.
If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press
F10
to save those changes and exit the utility. Press
F5
to re-
set the changes to the original values. Press
F6
to install the
setup utility with a set of default values. Press
F7
to install the
setup utility with a set of high-performance values.