Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ....................................

4-1

4.2

BIOS Setup program ..........................................................

4-2

 

4.2.1

BIOS menu screen ................................................

4-3

 

4.2.2

Menu bar ................................................................

4-3

 

4.2.3

Navigation keys .....................................................

4-4

 

4.2.4

General help ..........................................................

4-4

 

4.2.5

Sub-menu ..............................................................

4-4

 

4.2.6

Scroll bar ................................................................

4-4

 

4.2.7

Pop-up window ......................................................

4-4

4.3

Main menu ..........................................................................

4-5

 

4.3.1

AMI BIOS ...............................................................

4-5

 

4.3.2

Processor ...............................................................

4-5

 

4.3.3

System Memory .....................................................

4-5

 

4.3.4

System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] .......................................

4-5

 

4.3.5 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ...............................

4-5

4.4

Advanced menu .................................................................

4-6

 

4.4.1

CPU Configuration .................................................

4-6

 

4.4.2

IDE Configuration ..................................................

4-7

 

4.4.3

Floppy Configuration ............................................

4-10

 

4.4.4

Super IO Configuration ........................................

4-10

 

4.4.5

ACPI Configuration ..............................................

4-12

 

4.4.6

USB Configuration ...............................................

4-14

 

4.4.7

System Health Configuration ...............................

4-15

4.5

PCI PnP menu ..................................................................

4-16

 

4.5.1 Plug & Play O/S [No] ...........................................

4-16

 

4.5.2 PCI Latency Timer [64] ........................................

4-16

 

4.5.3

Pallete Snooping [Enabled] .................................

4-16

 

4.5.4 Slot 1/2/3/4/5 Option ROM Keep [Enabled] .........

4-17

 

4.5.5 Onboard LAN Option ROM Keep [Enabled] ........

4-17

4.6

Boot menu ........................................................................

4-18

 

4.6.1

Boot Settings Configuration .................................

4-18

 

4.6.2

Boot Device Priority .............................................

4-20

 

4.6.3

Hard Disk Drives ..................................................

4-20

 

4.6.4

Removable Drives ...............................................

4-21

 

4.6.5

ATAPI CDROM Drives .........................................

4-21

4.7

Security menu ..................................................................

4-22

 

4.7.1

Change Supervisor Password .............................

4-22

 

4.7.2

User Access Level (Full Access] ..........................

4-23

 

4.7.3

Change User Password .......................................

4-23

 

4.7.4

Clear User Password ...........................................

4-23

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