Navigating through the Setup Utility

Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup screen to work your way through the various menu and submenu screens of the Setup Utility. The table below lists these legend keys and their respective functions.

Key

Function

 

 

Up/Down/Left/

Move the cursor to the menu/field you want.The currently selected field will be highlighted.

Right arrow keys

 

 

 

Enter

• To open the page for the currently selected menu/submenu

 

• To apply a field value.

 

 

PgUp and PgDn

Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multipage menu.

 

 

Home

Move the cursor to the first page of a multipage menu.

 

 

End

Move the cursor to the last page of a multipage menu.

 

 

+ and -

To select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable). Press these

 

keys repeatedly to display all possible entries. A parameter that is enclosed in square

 

brackets [ ] is user-configurable. Grayed-out parameters are not user-configurable for one

 

of the following reasons:

 

• The field value is auto-configured or auto-detected.·

 

• The field value is informational only.

 

• The field is password-protected.

 

 

Esc

If you press this key:

 

• On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.

 

• On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.

 

• When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making

 

a selection.

 

 

F1

To bring up the General Help window. The General Help window describes other Setup

 

navigation keys that are not displayed on the legend bar.

 

 

F9

Press to load default system values.

 

 

F10

Press to save changes and close the Setup Utility.

 

 

Setup Utility Menus

The Setup Utility has twelve menus for configuring the various system functions. These include:

Product Information

PC Health Status

Standard CMOS Features

Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Security Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Default Settings

Integrated Peripherals

• Save & Exit Setup

Power Management Setup

Exit Without Saving

NOTES • The screenshots used in this section are for illustration only. The values displayed may not be the same as those in your computer.

In the descriptive tables following each of the menu screen illustrations, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

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