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Motherboard User’s Guide
Running the Setup Utility
Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the
screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to
“Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever you see
this message, press the Delete key, and the Main menu page of
the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on
the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option.
Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Hold down the
Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility’s op-
tional color schemes.
Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with
installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight
one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through
alternative values of that item. The other options on the main
menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer Yes or No
by hitting the Y or N keys.
If you have already changed the setup utility, press F10 to save
those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset 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.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12
(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
ESC: Quit : Select Item <Shift>F2:Chabge Color F5: Old Values
F6: Optimal Values F7: Best Performance Values
F10: Save&Exit
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
Load Optimal Defaults
Change Password
Exit
Standards CMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.
