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SI-304 User Manual

CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP

This chapter describes the different settings available in the AMI BIOS that comes

with the board. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

3.1 BIOS Introduction

The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM

supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard

device such as disk drives, serial ports and parallel ports. It also password protection

as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire

system.

3.2 BIOS Setup

The BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations

and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on

the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately

allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the <Del> key,

POST (Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from

invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing

the ”Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys.

You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again. The following

message will appear on the screen:

Press <DEL> or <ESC> to Enter Setup

In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select, the

<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit.

When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices.

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