661/20/2012165P a g e 66IMBA-G410 ATX Mo th e rb o a rd5.1 In tro d u c tio nThe BIOS is programmed onto the BIOS chip. The BIOS setup program allows changes tocertain system settings. This chapter outlines the options that can be changed.5.1.1 Sta rtin g S e tu pThe AMI BIOS is activated when the computer is turned on. The setup program can beactivated in one of two ways.1. Press the D ELETE key as soon as the system is turned on or2. Press the D ELETE key when the “Press DEL to enter SETUP” messageappears on the screen. 0.If the message disappears before the D ELETE key is pressed, restart the computer and tryagain.5.1.2 Us in g S e tu pUse the arrow keys to highlight items, press ENTER to select, use the PageUp andPageDown keys to change entries, press F1 for help and press ESC to quit. Navigationkeys are shown in Table 5-1.Ke y Fu n c tio nUp arrow Move to previous itemDown arrow Move to next itemLeft arrow Move to the item on the left hand sideRight arrow Move to the item on the right hand sideEsc key Main Menu – Quit and not save changes into CMOSStatus Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --Exit current page and return to Main Menu+ Increase the numeric value or make changes- Decrease the numeric value or make changesF1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and OptionPage Setup Menu
