4-2
X8DA3/X8DAi
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.)
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Security
Boot
Exit
Select
Screen
Select
Item
+-
Change
Field
Tab
Select Field
F1
General Help
F10
Save and Exit
ESC
Exit
vXX.XX (C) Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.
System Overview
System Time
[
09
:20:40]
System
Date
[Wed
03/04/2009]
Supermicro X8DA3/X8DAi
BIOS Build Ver
: 0.60
BIOS Build Date
: 02/28/09
AMIBIOS Core Ver
: 08.00.15
Processor
Intel(R)
Xeon
(R)
CPU
X5550
@
2.67GHz
Speed
:
2666MHz
Physical Count
: 1
Logical Count
: 8
Microcode Rev
: 9
System Memory
Size
:
4088MB
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system time.
