2 main menu, 3 advanced settings menu – SUPER MICRO Computer Dual Processor AS 1020C-3 User Manual

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7-2

AS1020C-3 User's Manual

7-2 Main

Menu

When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will see the Main Menu screen.

You can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of

the screen with the arrow keys.

The Main 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 this fi eld to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time

or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard.

Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fi elds. 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.

7-3 Advanced

Settings

Menu

CPU Confi guration

Opening this sebmenu displays various CPU information and the following two

settings.

GART Error Reporting

This setting is used for testing only.

MTRR Mapping

This determines the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4 GB or more

memory is present. The options are Continuous, which makes the PCI hole non-

cacheable, and Discrete, which places the PCI hole below the 4 GB boundary.

IDE Confi guration

Onboard PCI IDE Controller

The following options are available to set the IDE controller status: Disabled will dis-

able the controller. Primary will enable the primary IDE controller only. Secondary

will enable the secondary IDE controller only. Both will enable both the primary

and the secondary IDE controllers.

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