Curtis AR-B1682 operation manual Bios Exit, Bios Update

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these items to quickly set system configuration parameters, you can choose a group of settings that have a better chance of working when the system is havi ng configuration related problems.

4-12-1. Auto Configuration with Optimal Setting

The user can load the optimal default settings for the BIOS. The Optimal default settings are best-case values that should optimize system performance. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the optimal settings are loaded automatically.

Load high performance setting (Y/N) ?

4-12-2. Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting

The user can load the Fail-Safe BIOS Setup option settings by selecting the Fail-Safe item from the Default section of the BIOS Setup main menu.

The Fail-Safe settings provide far from optimal system performance, but are the most stable settings. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system is behaving erratically.

Load failsafe settings (Y/N) ?

4-13. BIOS EXIT

This section is used to exit the BIOS main menu. After making your changes, you can either save them or exit the BIOS menu and without saving the new values.

4-13-1. Save Settings and Exit

This item is in the <Standard CMOS Setup>, <Advanced CMOS Setup>, <Advanced Chipset Setup> and the new password (if it has been changed) will be stored in the CMOS. The CMOS checksum is calculated and written into the CMOS.

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you to save data to CMOS and Exit the Setup.

Save current settings and exit (Y/N) ?

4-13-2. Exit Without Saving

When you select this option, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to help to abandon all the modified data and Exit Setup.

Quit without saving (Y/N) ?

4-14. BIOS UPDATE

The BIOS program instructions are contained within computer chips called FLASH ROMs that are located on your system board. The chips can be electronically reprogrammed, allowing you to upgrade your BIOS firmware without removing and installing chips.

The AR-B1682 provides the FLASH BIOS update function for you to easily to update to a newer BIOS version. Please follow these operating steps to update to a new BIOS:

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