3.1.2 Navigation Keys

Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.

Navigation Key(s)

Function Description

 

 

 

/

 

 

Moves cursor left or right to select Screens

 

 

 

 

/

 

 

Moves cursor up or down to select items

+ / -

 

To change option for the selected items

<Enter>

To bring up the selected screen

<F1>

To display the General Help Screen

<F9>

To load optimal default values for all the settings

<F10>

To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY

<ESC>

To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen

3.2 Main Screen

When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced

H/W Monitor

Boot

Security

Exit

System Overview

System Time

[14:00:09]

System Date

[Wed 10/31/2007]

BIOS Version

: Wolfdale1333-GLAN P1.00

Processor Type

: Intel (R) CPU 2.80GHz

 

(64bit)

Processor Speed

: 2800MHz

Microcode Update

: F44/6

Cache Size

: 2048KB

Total Memory

: 1024MB

 

Single-Channel Memory Mode

DDRII 1

: 1024MB/266MHz (DDRII533)

DDRII 2

: None

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

F9

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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System Time [Hour:Minute:Second]

Use this item to specify the system time.

System Date [Day Month/Date/Year]

Use this item to specify the system date.

3.3 Advanced Screen

In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration.

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ASRock Wolfdale1333-GLAN manual Navigation Keys, Main Screen, Advanced Screen

Wolfdale1333-GLAN specifications

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