2.2.1 BIOS menu bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

MAIN

Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration.

ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features, including BIOS, Chipset, Peripheral, Power and PnP/ PCI configurations.

SECURITY Use this menu to set the Supervisor and User passwords.

HARDWARE Monitor the status of vital components, including voltages and fan speeds.

EXIT

Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup

MONITOR

program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

2.2.2 Legend bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.

Navigation Key(s)Function Description

<F1>

Displays the General Help screen

 

 

<Esc>

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from

 

a sub-menu

 

 

Left or Right arrow

Selects the menu item to the left or right

 

 

Up or Down arrow

Moves the highlight up or down between fields

 

 

Page Down and – (minus)

Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted

 

field

 

 

Page Up and + (plus)

Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field

 

 

<Enter>

Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field

 

 

<F10>

Saves changes and Exit

 

 

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