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Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Utility
Introduction
This chapter describes the BIOS Setup Utility menus and the various screens used for configuring the
XTX 820. Some features in the Operating System or application software may require configuration
in the BIOS Setup screens.
This section assumes the user is familiar with general BIOS Setup and does not attempt to describe the
BIOS functions. Refer to the appropriate PC reference manuals for information about the onboard
ROM-BIOS software interface. If Ampro has added to or modified the standard functions, these
functions will be described.
The options provided for the XTX 820 are controlled by BIOS Setup. BIOS Setup is used to configure
the board, modify the fields in the Setup screens, and save the results in the onboard configuration
memory. Configuration memory consists of portions of the CMOS RAM in the battery-backed real-time
clock chip and the flash memory.
The Setup information is retrieved from configuration memory when the board is powered up or when it
is rebooted. Changes made to the Setup parameters, with the exception of the time and date settings, do
not take effect until the board is rebooted.
Setup is located in the ROM BIOS and can be accessed while the board is in the Power-On Self Test
(POST) state, just before starting the boot process. Typically, the screen displays a message indicating
when you can press <Del> to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
The XTX 820 BIOS Setup Utility is used to configure items in the BIOS using the following menus:
• Main • Security
• Advanced • Power
• Boot • Exit
Table 4-1 summarizes the list of BIOS menus and some of the features available for XTX 820. The
BIOS Setup menu offers the menu choices listed above and the related topics and screens are described
on the following pages.
Accessing BIOS Setup Utility (VGA Display)
To access the BIOS Setup Utility using a VGA display for the XTX 820:
1. Turn on the VGA monitor and the power supply to the XTX 820 and baseboard assembly.
2. Start Setup by pressing the [Del] key, when the following message appears on the boot screen.
Hit <Del> if you want to run SETUP
NOTE If the setting for Quick Boot is set to [Enabled], you may not see this prompt appear
on screen if the monitor is too slow to display it on start up. If this happens, press
the <Del> key early in the boot sequence to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
3. Use the <Enter> key to select the screen menus listed in the Opening BIOS screen. See Figure 4-1.
4. Follow the instructions at the right of each screen to navigate through the selections and modify
any settings.