Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility

The following procedure explains how to restore the Setup Utility factory settings. If Setup Utility is not already running, begin at step 1. If Setup Utility is already running, begin at step 3.

NOTE: An external keyboard (purchased separately) may be connected to the USB port to perform these steps.

1.Open the Startup Menu by turning on or restarting the Slate, and then, while the hyphen is displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen, repeatedly pressing the Volume down button (-) on the Slate or f10 on an external keyboard.

2.Press the Volume down button (-) on the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard, to advance to BIOS Setup, and then select it by pressing the Home button on the Slate or enter on an external keyboard.

3.Press and hold the Home button and then press the Volume up button (+) on the Slate or the arrow keys on an external keyboard to select Exit > Load Setup Defaults. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.

4.When the Setup Confirmation is displayed, press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard

5.To save your changes and exit Setup Utility, press the Ctrl+alt+del (Security) button on the top edge of the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard, to select Exit > Exit Saving Changes. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.

The Setup Utility factory settings go into effect when the Slate restarts.

NOTE: Your password, security, and language settings are not changed when you restore the factory default settings.

Exiting Setup Utility

You can exit Setup Utility with or without saving changes.

NOTE: An external keyboard (purchased separately) may be connected to the USB port to perform these steps.

●To exit Setup Utility and save your changes from the current session:

Press the Ctrl+alt+del (Security) button on the top edge of the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard, to select Exit > Exit Saving Changes. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.

●To exit Setup Utility without saving your changes from the current session:

Press the Ctrl+alt+del (Security) button on the top edge of the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard, to select Exit > Exit Discarding Changes. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.

After either choice, the Slate restarts in Windows.

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