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AMI
®
BIOS Setup
4-1
Chapter 4. AMI
®
BIOS Setup
4
AMI
®
BIOS Setup
If your motherboard comes with the AMI
®
BIOS ROM, read this chap-
ter for an overview of the AMI
®
BIOS settings. AMI
®
BIOS ROM provides a
Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The informa-
tion is stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup informa-
tion when the power is turned off.
The chapter contains the following topics:
Entering Setup 4-2
Selecting the First Boot Device 4-2
Control Keys 4-3
Getting Help 4-4
The Main Menu 4-5
Standard CMOS Setup 4-7
BIOS Features Setup 4-9
Chipset Features Setup 4-12
Power Management Setup 4-14
PNP/PCI Configurations 4-18
Integrated Peripherals 4-20
Hardware Monitor Setup 4-24
Load Optimal/Fail Safe Defaults 4-26
Supervisor/User Password 4-28
IDE HDD AUTO Detection 4-30
Save & Exit Setup 4-31
Exit Without Saving 4-32