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Bios Setup Manual
Introduction
This document describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the SBA-7121M-T1 AMD
Blade Module. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily
upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. See Chapter 9 of the AMD SuperBlade
User’s Manual (MNL-0975) for further details.
Running Setup
NOTE: Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.
The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the
appropriate text from the M
section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the
options.
AIN BIOS SETUP screen. All displayed text is described in this
When you first power on the computer, the BIOS is immediately activated. While the
BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways:
1. By pressing <D
2. When the message Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup appears briefly at the
bottom of the screen during the POST, press the <D
S
ETUP menu.
ELETE> immediately after turning the system on, or
ELETE> key to activate the main
Main BIOS Setup Menu
The MAIN MENU screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that
can be configured. “Grayed-out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays
the key legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an
option is selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will
accompany it.
NOTE: The BIOS has default text messages built in. SuperMicro retains the
option to include, omit, or change any of these text messages.
Settings printed in Bold are the default values. Use the U
among the different settings in each menu. Use the L
the options for each setting.
P/DOWN arrow keys to move
EFT/RIGHT arrow keys to change
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Items that use sub-menus are indicated with the X icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <E
NTER> key to access the submenu.
The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of
these hot keys (<F1>, <F10>, <E
used at any time during the setup navigation process. Press the <E
CMOS S
ETUP menu.
NTER>, <ESC>, <ARROW> keys, and so on) can be
SC> key to exit the
When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup utility, you will see the MAIN MENU screen. You
can always return to the M
with the arrow keys. The M
AIN MENU by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen
AIN MENU screen provides you with a system overview, which
includes the version, built date and ID of the AMIBIOS, the type, speed and number of
the processors in the system and the amount of memory installed in the system.
System Time/System Date
You can edit the SYSTEM TIME/SYSTEM DATE field to change the system time and date.
Highlight S
through the keyboard. Press the <T
fields.
YSTEM TIME or SYSTEM DATE using the <ARROW> keys. Enter new values
AB> key or the <ARROW> keys to move between
The date must be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YYYY format. The time is entered in
HH:MM:SS format. Please note that time is in a 24-hour format. For example, 5:30 A.M.
appears as 05:30:00 and 5:30 P.M. as 17:30:00.
Advanced Settings Menu
Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. The
items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting
the item and pressing <E
S
ETTINGS menu:
• BOOT Features
• CPU Configuration
• SATA Configuration
• PCI/PnP Configuration
• Super IO Configuration
• Chipset Configuration
• NorthBridge Configuration
• SouthBridge/MCP55 Configuration
• Event Log Configuration
• PCI Express Configuration
• Remote Access Configuration
• System Health Monitor
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BOOT Features
The menu options in the BOOT SETTINGS CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. BOOT Features
Menu Option Description
If E
Quick Boot
NABLED, this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time
needed for the system to boot up. The options are Enabled and D
ISABLED.
Quiet Boot
Add-On ROM Display
Mode
Bootup Num-Lock
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error
Hit ‘DEL’ Message
Display
Interrupt 19 Capture
OS Installation
X ACPI Configuration
ACPI Version
Features
If Disabled, normal POST messages will be displayed on boot-up. If ENABLED,
this display the OEM logo instead of POST messages.
Set this option to display add-on ROM (read-only memory) messages. The
options are Force BIOS and K
EEP CURRENT. The default setting is Force BIOS.
• Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS
to display during system boot.
• Select K
EEP CURRENT to allow the computer system to display the BIOS
information during system boot.
Set this value to allow the NUMBER LOCK setting to be modified during boot up.
The options are On and O
Select Enable to activate the W
Enabled and D
ISABLED.
FF.
AIT FOR F1 IF ERROR function. The options are
Select Enabled to display message to hit the DEL key to enter SETUP. The
options are Enabled and D
ISABLED.
Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. The options are Enabled
ISABLED.
and D
Change this setting if using a 64-bit Linux operating system. The available
options are Other and L
INUX.
Use this setting the determine which ACPI version to use. Options are ACPI
v1.0, ACPI
V2.0 and ACPI V3.0.
ACPI APIC
Support
ACPI OEMB Table
Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer
list. The available options are Enabled and D
Determines whether to include the ACPI APIC table pointer in the RSDT pointer
list. The available options are Enabled and D
Headless Mode Use this setting to E
MCP55 ACPI
HPET Table
Use this setting to either Enable or DISABLE the MCP55 ACPI HPET table.
X Power Configuration
Power Button
Mode
Restore on AC
Power Loss
Allows the user to change the function of the power button. Options are On/Off
and S
This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns
after an unexpected loss of power. The options are P
Last State.
ISABLED.
ISABLED.
NABLE or Disable headless operation mode through ACPI.
USPEND.
OWER OFF, POWER ON and
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Menu Option Description
Watch Dog Timer
I2C Switch Auto or D
X MPS Configuration
MPS Revision
X Smbios Configuration
Smbios Smi
Support
This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the WATCH DOG TIMER function. It must
be used in conjunction with the W
ISABLE the I2C switch.
This setting allows the user to select the MPS revision level. The options are 1.1
and 1.4.
This setting allows SMI wrapper support for PnP function 50h-54h. The options
are Enabled and D
ISABLED.
ATCH DOG jumper.
CPU Configuration
The menu options in the CPU CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Ta bl e 2 .
Table 2. CPU Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
GART Error
Reporting
This setting is used to Enable or Disable GART error processing.
Microcode Update This setting is used to Enable or DISABLE microcode updates for Virtual Machine.
Secure Virtual
Machine Mode
Power Now This setting is used to ENABLE or Disable the AMD Power Now feature.
Power Now
ACPI SRAT Table Enable or Disable the building of an ACPI SRAT Table.
Thermal Throttling This setting is used to E
This setting is used to Enable or D
This setting is used to E
and _PCT objects.
NABLE or Disable the generation of ACPI _PCC, _PSS,
NABLE or Disable Thermal Throttling.
ISABLE processor-assisted virtualization.
SATA Configuration
The menu options in the FLOPPY/IDE/SATA ConfiguraTION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 3
Table 3. SATA Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
On-board IDE
Controller
Serial ATA 0 Enables or DISABLES Serial ATA 0.
Enables or D
ISABLES on-board IDE controller.
nVidia RAID Function Enables or D
ISABLES the nVidia RAID funtion in the system.
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X Primary IDE
Master
This displays the status of Auto detection of IDE devices.
Type Select the type. Options include: Auto, CD/DVD and ARMD
LBA/Large Mode Sets LBA Large Mode. Options are DISABLED and Auto.
Block
(Multi-Sector
Transfer)
This sets the data transfer rate from or to the device. Options are Auto (for
multiple sectors) and D
IABLE (for one sector at a time).
PIO Mode This sets the PIO mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
DMA Mode This set the DMA mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
S.M.A.R.T. Sets the S.M.A.R.T. mode. Options are Auto, DISABLE and ENABLE.
32-bit Data
Transfer
X Serial ATA 0
Primary Channel
LBA/Large Mode Sets LBA Large Mode. Options are D
Block
(Multi-Sector
Transfer)
Enables or D
ISABLES 32-bit data transfer.
While entering BIOS, it auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays
the status of auto detection of IDE devices.
ISABLED and Auto.
This sets the data transfer rate from or to the device. Options are Auto (for
multiple sectors) and D
IABLE (for one sector at a time).
PIO Mode This sets the PIO mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
DMA Mode This set the DMA mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
S.M.A.R.T. Sets the S.M.A.R.T. mode. Options are Auto, D
32-bit Data
Transfer
X Serial ATA 0
Secondary Channel
Enables or DISABLES 32-bit data transfer.
While entering BIOS, it auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays
the status of auto detection of IDE devices.
ISABLE and ENABLE.
LBA/Large Mode Sets LBA Large Mode. Options are DISABLED and Auto.
Block
(Multi-Sector
Transfer)
This sets the data transfer rate from or to the device. Options are Auto (for
multiple sectors) and D
IABLE (for one sector at a time).
PIO Mode This sets the PIO mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
DMA Mode This set the DMA mode. Options are Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
S.M.A.R.T. Sets the S.M.A.R.T. mode. Options are Auto, DISABLE and ENABLE.
32-bit Data
Transfer
Hard Disk Write
Protect
Enables or D
ISABLES 32-bit data transfer.
Disable/Enable device write protection. This will be effective only if device is
accessed through BIOS.
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PCI/PnP Configuration
The menu options in the PCI/PNP CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Ta bl e 4 .
Table 4. PCI/PnP Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
Clear NVRAM Select YES to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are YES and No.
Select YES to allow the OS to configure Plug & Play devices.
Plug & Play OS
PCI Latency Timer
NOTE: Selecting Y
that supports Plug & Play.
Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system.
This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus. Select a value to
set the PCI latency in PCI clock cycles. Options are 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192,
224 and 248.
ES is not required for system boot if your system has an OS
Allocate IRQ to PCI
VGA
Palette Snooping
IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/
IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/
IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15
DMA Channel 0/
Channel 1/Channel 3/
Channel 5/Channel 6/
Channel 7
Reserved Memory
Size
Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an
interrupt address. The options are Yes and N
Select E
NABLED to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed
O.
in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly. The options are
E
NABLED and Disabled.
This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI/PnP device.
Select R
are Available and R
ESERVED for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options
ESERVED.
Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used
by a PCI/PnP device. Select R
ESERVED if the DMA channel specified is reserved
for a Legacy ISA device. The options are Available and Reserved.
You may set reserved memory with this setting. The options are Disabled, 16K,
K and 64K.
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Super IO Configuration
The menu options in the SUPER IO CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Ta bl e 5 .
Table 5. Super IO Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of
ISABLED, 3F8/IRQ4, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.
ISABLED, the serial port physically
ISABLED, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4 and 2E8/IRQ3.
ISABLED, the serial port physically becomes
Serial Port1 Address
Serial Port2 Address
serial port 1. The options are D
• Select D
resources. When this option is set to D
becomes unavailable.
• Select 3F8/IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I/O port address
and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address.
This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of
serial port 2. The options are D
Select D
When this option is set to D
unavailable.
Select 2F8/IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I/O port address and
IRQ 3 for the interrupt address.
ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system
ISABLED to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources.
Serial Port 2 Mode
This tells the BIOS which mode to select for serial port 2. The options are
Normal, I
RDA and ASKIR.
Chipset Configuration
The CHIPSET CONFIGURATION submenu contains two submenus as shown in Table 6.
Table 6. Chipset Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
X NorthBridge
Configuration
X SouthBridge/
MCP55 Configuration
NorthBridge Configuration
The menu options in the NORTHBRIDGE CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions
are shown in Table 7.
This menu option configures the NorthBridge Chip. For details see Ta b le 7 .
This menu option configures the SouthBridge/MCP55 Chip. For details see
Table 8.
Table 7. NorthBridge Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
X Memory Configuration
Bank Interleaving
Select Auto to automatically enable interleaving-memory scheme when this
function is supported by the processor. The options are Auto and Disabled.
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Menu Option Description
Channel
Interleaving
Enable Clock to
All DIMMs
Mem Clk Tristate
C3/ALTVID
Memory Hole
Remapping
CS Sparing
Enable
DCT Unganged
Mode
Power Down
Enable
Power Down
Mode
X ECC Configuration
ECC Mode
Enables channel memory interleaving. Options include: Disabled, A
DDRESS BITS 12, RESERVED, XOR OF ADDRESS BITS [20:16, 6], XOR OF
6, A
DDRESS BITS [20:16, 9].
A
DDRESS BITS
Use this setting to enable unused clocks to all DIMMs, even if some DIMM slots
are unpopulated. Options are E
Use this setting to E
NABLE or Disable memory clock tristate during C3 and ALT
NABLED and Disabled.
VID.
When ENABLED, this feature enables hardware memory remapping around the
memory hole. Options are Enabled and D
Use this setting to E
NABLE or Disable the CS Sparing function.
ISABLED.
This allows selection of unganged DRAM mode (64-bit width). Options are Auto
(Ganged Mode) and A
Enable or D
ISABLE DDR power down mode.
LWAYS (unganged mode).
Set DDR power down mode to Channel or CHIP SELECT.
DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically.
Options are Enabled and D
ISABLED.
• 4-Bit ECC Mode – Allows you to enable 4-bit ECC mode (also known as
ECC Chipkill). Options are E
NABLED and Disabled.
• DRAM Scrub Redirect – Allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors
immediately, even with background scrubbing on. Options are E
NABLED and
Disabled.
• DRAM BG Scrub – Corrects memory errors so later reads are correct.
Options are Disabled and various times in nanoseconds and
microseconds.
Alternate VID
Memory Timing
Parameters
Specifies and alternate VID while in low power states. Options are Auto and
various voltages between .8V and 1.115V.
Allows the user to select which CPU Node's timing parameters (memory clock,
etc.) to display. Options are CPU Node 0, CPU N
ODE 3.
N
X DRAM Timing Configuration
Memory Clock
Mode
DRAM Timing
Mode
Set the Memory Clock Mode. Options are Auto, LIMIT and MANUAL.
Set the DRAM Timing Mode. Options are Auto, DCTO, DCT1 and B
ODE 1, CPU NODE 2 and CPU
OTH.
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SouthBridge/MCP55 Configuration
The menu options in the SOUTHBRIDGE/MCP55 CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 8.
Table 8. SouthBridge/MCP55 Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
CPU/LDT Spread
Spectrum
PCIE Spread
Spectrum
SATA Spread
Spectrum
Primary Graphics
Enables spread spectrum for the CPU/LDT. Options are Center Spread, DOWN
PREAD or DISABLED.
S
Allows you to Enable or DISABLE spread spectrum for PCI-Express.
Enables spread spectrum for the SATA. Options are Enabled and D
ISABLED.
Options are PCI Express J PCI and PCI * PCI EXPRESS.
Adapter
USB 1.1 Controller Enable or D
ISABLE the USB 1.1 controller.
USB 2.0 Controller Enable or DISABLE the USB 2.0 controller.
USB Devices
Enabled
This menu option is greyed out and cannot be configured by the user.
Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy. Disable Legacy support if
Legacy USB Support
USB 2.0 Controller
Mode
there are no USB devices installed in the system. A
if no USB devices are connected. The options are D
Select the controller mode for your USB ports. Options are HiSpeed and
ULLSPEED. (HiSpeed=480 Mbps, FullSpeed=12 Mbps).
F
UTO disables Legacy support
ISABLED, Enabled and AUTO.
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off Enable or DISABLE a workaround for OS's without EHCI hand-off support.
X USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
USB Mass
Storage Reset
Delay
X Emulation Type
Device 1 Emulation
Type
Device 2 Emulation
Type
Device 3 Emulation
Type
Device 4 Emulation
Type
This sets the number or seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device
after the S
TART unit command. Options are 10 SEC, 20 sec, 30 SEC AND 40 SEC.
Options for all include Auto, FLOPPY, FORCED FDD, HARD DISK and CDROM.
If Auto, then USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as floppy and
remaining as hard drive. Forced FDD option can be used to force HDD formatted
drive to boot as an FDD (example: ZIP Drive).
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Event Log Configuration
The menu options in the EVENT LOG CONFIGURATION submenu and their descriptions are
shown in Ta bl e 9 .
Table 9. Event Log Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
View Event Log Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to view the contents of the event log.
Mark All Events as
Read
Clear Event Log
Highlight this item and press <ENTER> to mark all events as read.
Select Yes and press <E
O to verify.
N
NTER> to clear all event logs. The options are YES and
PCI Express Configuration
The PCI EXPRESS CONFIGURATION submenu contains a single menu option as shown in
Ta bl e 1 0.
Table 10. PCI Express Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
Active State Power
Management
Used to E
NABLE or Disable the PCI L0 and L1 link power states.
Remote Access Configuration
The menu options in the REMOTE ACCESS CONFIGURATION submenu and their
descriptions are shown in Table 11.
Table 11. Remote Access Configuration submenu
Menu Option Description
Remote Access
Serial Port Number
Serial Port Mode
Flow Control
Redirection After
BIOS POST
Terminal Type Selects the type of the target terminal: ANSI, VT100 and VT-UTF8.
Allows you to ENABLE or Disable remote access. If enabled, the settings below
will appear.
Selects the serial port to use for console redirection. Options are COM1 and
COM2.
Selects the serial port settings to use. Options are (115200 8, n, 1), (57600 8,
1), (38400 8,
Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None,
ARDWARE and SOFTWARE.
H
Options are D
(redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection
always active). Note that some OS's may not work with this set to Always.
N,
N, 1), (19200 8, N, 1) AND (09600 8, N, 1).
ISABLE (no redirection after BIOS POST), BOOT LOADER
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Menu Option Description
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VT-UTF8 Combo Key
Support
Sredir Memory
Display Delay
Allows you to Enable or DISABLE VT-UTF8 combination key support for ANSI/
VT100 terminals.
Use this setting to set the delay in seconds to display memory information.
Options are No Delay, 1
SEC, 2 SECS and 4 SECS.
System Health Monitor
The SYSTEM HEALTH MONITOR submenu’s menu option is shown in Tab le 1 2 .
Table 12. System Health Monitor submenu
Menu Option Description
Use the "+" and "-" keys to set the CPU temperature threshold to between 65
o
CPU Overheat
Temperature
and 90
will light up and an alarm will sound. The LED and alarm will turn off once the
CPU temperature has dropped to 5 degrees below the threshold set. The default
setting is 72o C.
Other items in the submenu are systems monitor displays for the following information:
CPU1 T
EMPERATURE, CPU2 TEMPERATURE, CPU3 TEMPERATURE, CPU4 TEMPERATURE,
(for 4U systems), S
CPU4 V
VOLTAGE.
CORE (for 4U systems), 3.3V VCC, +5VIN, +12VIN, 5V STANDBY and BATTERY
C. When this threshold is exceeded, the overheat LED on the chassis
YSTEM TEMPERATURE, CPU1 VCORE, CPU2 VCORE, CPU3 VCORE,
o
Boot Menu
The menu options for the BOOT menu are shown in Table 13.
Table 13. Boot menu
Menu Option Description
This feature allows the user to prioritize the boot sequence from the available
devices. The devices to set are:
•1
X Boot Device
Priority
X Hard Disk Drives
1st Drive Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Hard Drive.
X Removable Drives
1st Drive
ST BOOT DEVICE
•2ND BOOT DEVICE
•3RD BOOT DEVICE
•4TH BOOT DEVICE
This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available hard
disk drives.
This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available
removable drives.
Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive. The options are USB:
PeppCMM Virtual Disc 1, USB: P
EPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 2 and DISABLED.
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Menu Option Description
Table 13. Boot menu
2nd Drive
X CD/DVD Drives
1st Drive
2nd Drive
Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st Removable Drive. The options are USB:
PeppCMM Virtual Disc 1, USB: P
This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD or
DVD disc drives.
Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st CD/DVD Drive. The options are USB:
PeppCMM Virtual Disc 1, USB: P
Specifies the boot sequence for the 1st CD/DVD Drive. The options are USB:
PeppCMM Virtual Disc 1, USB: P
EPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 2 and DISABLED.
EPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 2 and DISABLED.
EPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 2 and DISABLED.
Security Menu
The menu options for the SECURITY menu are shown in Table 14.
The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords,
the Supervisor password must be set first.
Table 14. Security Menu
Menu Option Description
Change Supervisor
Password
Change User
Password
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.
Select this option and press <ENTER> to access the sub menu, and then type in
the password.
Boot Sector Virus
Protection
This option is near the bottom of the S
NABLED and Disabled.
E
• Select D
• Select E
When E
issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard
disk drive.
ISABLED to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection.
NABLED to enable boot sector protection.
NABLED, the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program (or virus)
ECURITY SETUP screen. The options are
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Exit Menu
Select the EXIT tab from AMI BIOS SETUP UTILITY screen to enter the EXIT BIOS SETUP
screen. The options for the E
press <E
SC> to exit without saving or <F10> to save your settings and exit.
Menu Option Description
When you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option
Save Changes and
Exit
to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration
parameters can take effect. Select S
and press <E
XIT menu are shown in Table 15. You may also additionally
Table 15. Exit Menu
AVE CHANGES AND EXIT from the EXIT menu
NTER>.
Discard Changes and
Exit
Discard Changes
Load Optimal
Defaults
Load Fail-Safe
Defaults
Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to
the system configuration and reboot the computer. Select D
E
XIT from the EXIT menu and press <ENTER>.
Select this option and press <E
NTER> to discard all the changes and return to
ISCARD CHANGES AND
AMI BIOS Utility Program.
To set this feature, select LOAD OPTIMAL DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and press
NTER>. Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the OPTIMAL
<E
EFAULTS as the BIOS Settings. The OPTIMAL SETTINGS are designed for
D
maximum system performance, but may not work best for all computer
applications.
To set this feature, select L
press <E
NTER>. The FAIL-SAFE settings are designed for maximum system
OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS from the EXIT menu and
stability, but not maximum performance.
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