When your PC starts, you may see an or “Press DEL to enter setup”. That simply means AMI made the core firmware technology —the specific version and features were still created by your motherboard vendor.

However, to get this "good" experience, you must ignore the American Megatrends branding and go to your .

Once you get past the confusion, the actual BIOS firmware provided by AMI (via your motherboard manufacturer) is excellent.

By following these guidelines, you should be able to successfully download and update your American Megatrends BIOS (AMIBIOS).

Here is the reality of attempting to download an American Megatrends (AMI) BIOS update directly from the source.