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Chapter3BIOSSettings
This chapter introduces how to set BIOS configuration data.
3.1 BIOSIntroduction
AMIBIOShasbeenintegratedintomanymotherboardsforovertwodecades.WiththeAMIBIOS
Setupprogram,youcanmodifyBIOSsettingsandcontrolvarioussystemfeatures.Thischapter
describesthebasicnavigationoftheDS‐561seriesBIOSsetupscreens.
AMIBIOS’sROMhasabuilt‐insetupprogramthatallowsuserstomodifythebasicsystem
configuration.Thisinformationisstoredinbattery‐backedCMOSsoitretainsthesetupinformation
whenthepoweristurnedoff.
3.2 MainSetup
WhenyoufirstentertheBIOSSetupUtility,youwillentertheMainsetupscreen.Youcanalways
returntotheMainsetupscreenbyselectingtheMaintab.
TheMainBIOSsetupscreenhastwomainframes.Theleftframedisplaysalltheoptionsthatcanbe
configured.Optionsinbluecanbeconfigured,andgrayed‐outoptionscannotbeconfiguredinstead.
Therightframedisplaysthekeylegend.
Thekeylegendinthetopisanareareservedforatextmessage.Whenanoptionisselectedinthe
leftframe,itishighlightedinwhite.Oftenatextmessagewillaccompanyit.
3.2.1 SystemTime/SystemDate
Usethisoptiontochangethesystemtimeanddate.HighlightSystemTimeorSystemDate
usingthe<Arrow>keys.Enternewvaluesthroughthekeyboard.Pressthe<Tab>keyorthe
<Arrow>keystomovebetweenfields.ThedatemustbeenteredinMM/DD/YYformat.The
timemustbeenteredinHH:MM:SSformat.
Figure.19MainSetupScreen