4 BIOS Setup Program

What This Chapter Contains

 

4.1

Introduction................................................................................................................

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4.2

Maintenance Menu ....................................................................................................

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4.3

Main Menu.................................................................................................................

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4.4

Advanced Menu.........................................................................................................

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4.5

Security Menu............................................................................................................

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4.6

Power Menu ..............................................................................................................

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4.7

Boot Menu .................................................................................................................

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4.8

Exit Menu ..................................................................................................................

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4.1 Introduction

The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer. The BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST) memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. The menu bar is shown below.

 

Maintenance

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 42 lists the BIOS Setup program menu functions.

Table 42. BIOS Setup Program Menu Functions

Maintenance

Main

Advanced

Security

Power

Boot

Exit

Clears

Allocates

Configures

Sets

Configures

Selects boot

Saves or

passwords and

resources for

advanced

passwords

power

options and

discards

BIS credentials,

hardware

features

and security

management

power supply

changes to

enables

components

available

features

features

controls

Setup

extended

 

through the

 

 

 

program

configuration

 

chipset

 

 

 

options

modes

 

 

 

 

 

 

✏NOTE

The Setup screens described in this chapter apply to boards with BIOS identifier MO81010A.86A. Boards with other BIOS identifiers might have differences in some of the Setup screens.

✏NOTE

In this chapter, all examples of the BIOS Setup Program menu bar include the maintenance menu; however, the maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is in configuration mode. Section 2.9 on page 49 tells how to put the board in configuration mode.

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