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> or <Alt + H>

Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in

 

the BIOS Setup

 

 

<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

- (minus key)

Scrolls backward through the values for the high-

 

lighted field

 

 

+ (plus key) or spacebar

Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted

 

field

 

 

<Enter>

Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field

 

 

<Home> or <PgUp>

Moves the cursor to the first field

 

 

<End> or <PgDn>

Moves the cursor to the last field

<F5>

Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults

 

 

<F10>

Saves changes and exits Setup

 

 

General help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions.

Saving changes and exiting the Setup program

See “2.7 Exit Menu” for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program.

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page. To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

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