4.2Using Setup

In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PageUp> and <PageDown> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate in the Setup program using the keyboard.

Up arrow

Move to previous item

Down arrow

Move to next item

Left arrow

Move to the item in the left hand

Right arrow

Move to the item in the right hand

Esc key

Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes into CMOS

 

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu --

 

Exit current page and return to Main Menu

PgUp key

Increase the numeric value or make changes

PgDn key

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

+ key

Increase the numeric value or make changes

- key

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

F1 key

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

 

Page Setup Menu

(Shift)F2 key

Change color from total 16 colors. F2 to select color

 

forward, (Shift) F2 to select color backward

F3 key

Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu

F4 key

Reserved

F5 key

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for

 

Option Page Setup Menu

F6 key

Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only

 

for Option Page Setup Menu

F7 key

Load the default

F8 key

Reserved

F9 key

Reserved

F10 key

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

4.2.1 Getting Help

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc> or the F1 key again.

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