4-2
X8DAL-3/X8DAL-i User's Manual
Starting the Setup Utility
Normally, the only visible Power-On Self-Test (POST) routine is the memory test.
As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of
the AMI BIOS Setup Utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup
screens. An AMI BIOS identifi cation string is displayed at the left bottom corner of
the screen below the copyright message.
Warning! Do not upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS-related
issue. Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the
system. In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages arising from a BIOS update. If you
have to update the BIOS, do not shut down or reset the system while the
BIOS is updating. This is to avoid possible boot failure.
4-2 Main Setup
When you fi rst enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen.
You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the
top of the screen. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below.
System Overview: The following BIOS information will be displayed:
System Time/System Date
Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or Sys-
tem Date using the arrow keys. Key in new values through the keyboard and press
<Enter>. Press the <Tab> key to move between fi elds. The date must be entered in
Day MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered in HH:MM:SS format. (Note: The time
is in the 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 P.M. appears as 17:30:00.)
Super Micro X8DAL BIOS
Version
• : This item displays the BIOS revision used in your system.
BIOS SETUP UTILTY
Main Advanced
Security
Boot
Exit
: Move
Enter : Select
+/-/ : Value
F10 : Save
ESC : Exit
F1 : General Help
F8 : Fail-Safe Defaults
F9 : Optimized Defaults
vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
System Overview
System Time [09:20:40]
System Date [Tue 4/20/2009]
Super Micro X8DAL
Version : 1.0
Build Date : 04/09/09
Processor
Intel(R) Xeon (R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz
Speed : 2266MHz
Physical Count : 1
Logical Count : 8
System Memory
Populated Size : 2048MB
Available Size : 2040MB
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a eld.
Use [+] or [-] to
congure system time.
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