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2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced Main Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 11/19/2007] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 ESATA SATA5 SATA6 SATA Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1/2/3/5/6, ESATA While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press to display the IDE/SATA device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-configurable. These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting this item to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information

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Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.3
Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an
overview of the basic system information.
Refer to section
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
for information on the menu screen items and
how to navigate through them.
2.3.1
System Time [xx:xx:xx]
Allows you to set the system time.
2.3.3
Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1/2/3/5/6, ESATA
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices.
There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press
<Enter>
to display the IDE/SATA device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,
LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These
values are not user-configurable. These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is
installed in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting this item to
[Auto]
allows automatic selection of the
appropriate IDE device type. Select
[CDROM]
if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM
drive. Select
[ARMD]
(ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120,
or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
2.3.2
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
Allows you to set the system date.
This item only appears in the
Primary IDE Master/Slave
menus.
Select Screen
Select Item
+-
Change Field
Tab
Select Field
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
Time.
System Time
[
19
:34:30]
System Date
[Tue 11/19/2007]
Primary IDE Master
:[Not Detected]
Primary IDE Slave
:[Not Detected]
SATA1
:[Not Detected]
SATA2
:[Not Detected]
SATA3
:[Not Detected]
ESATA
:[Not Detected]
SATA5
:[Not Detected]
SATA6
:[Not Detected]
SATA Configuration
System Information
Main Settings