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1 introduction, 1 starting setup, 2 using setup – IEI Integration PCIE-Q57A User Manual

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5.1 Introduction

The BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes to

certain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed.

5.1.1 Starting Setup

The AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can be

activated in one of two ways.

1. Press

the

D

ELETE

key as soon as the system is turned on or

2. Press

the

D

ELETE

key when the “Press Del to enter SETUP” message

appears on the screen.

0.

If the message disappears before the D

ELETE

key is pressed, restart the computer and try

again.

5.1.2 Using Setup

Use the arrow keys to highlight items, press E

NTER

to select, use the PageUp and

PageDown keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press E

SC

to quit. Navigation

keys are shown in.

Key

Function

Up arrow

Move to previous item

Down arrow

Move to next item

Left arrow

Move to the item on the left hand side

Right arrow

Move to the item on the right hand side

Esc key

Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --

Exit current page and return to Main Menu

F1 key

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

Page Setup Menu

F2 key

Load previous values.

F3 key

Load optimized defaults