Asus A7V8X-MXSE 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar, 2.3.2 Legend bar, MAIN, BOOT, EXIT, POWER, ADVANCED, Function, Navigation Key

Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

2.3.1 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.
POWER	Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management
	features.
BOOT	Use this menu to configure the default system device used to
	locate and load the Operating System.
EXIT	Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup
	program.

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

2.3.2 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 legend bar keys and their corresponding functions.

Navigation Key	Function
<F1>	Displays the General Help screen
<F2>	Navigates the Item Specific Help screen
<F5>	Loads previous values
<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 or – (minus) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
Page Up or + (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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