Table of Contents
No Power ................................................................................................3-2
No Video .................................................................................................3-2
Memory Error..........................................................................................3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ...........................................3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ..................................................................3-3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions .....................................................................3-4
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ...........................................................3-6
Chapter 4: AMIBIOS
4-1 Introduction ..................................................................................................4-1
System BIOS..........................................................................................4-1
Configuration Data..................................................................................4-1
How Data Is Configured.........................................................................4-1
POST Memory Test ...............................................................................4-1
4-2 BIOS Features.............................................................................................4-2
BIOS Configuration Summary Screen ................................................. 4-3
AMIBIOS Setup ......................................................................................4-3
Chapter 5: Running Setup
5-1 Setup ............................................................................................................5-1
Standard Setup ......................................................................................5-1
Advanced Setup .....................................................................................5-3
Chipset Setup.........................................................................................5-7
Power Management .............................................................................5-12
PCI/PnP Setup ..................................................................................... 5-14
Peripheral Setup................................................................................... 5-17
5-2 Security Setup .......................................................................................... 5-20
Supervisor/User .................................................................................... 5-20
5-3 Utility Setup............................................................................................... 5-21
Anti-Virus .............................................................................................. 5-21
Language ...............................................................................................5-21
5-4 Default Setting........................................................................................... 5-21
Optimal Default..................................................................................... 5-21
Fail-Safe Default................................................................................... 5-21
Appendices:
Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes and Messages ..................................... A-1
Appendix B: AMIBIOS Post Diagnostic Error Messages................................ B-1
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