BIOS User Interface

 

 

 

Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Options

Default

Help Text

 

Comment

 

 

F2= Previous Page

 

 

Go back to Main Page

 

Takes back to the previous page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

returns to the main page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 59. Set Time Out Value Menu

Item

Options

Default

Help Text

Comment

F2 = Previous Page

n/a

n/a

 

 

Go Back to Main Page

 

 

Go Back to Main Page

Go back to Boot Maintenance

 

 

 

 

Manager Screen

Auto Boot Time -Out

varies

10

Auto boot timeout value in

 

 

 

 

seconds. If a value of 0 is

 

 

 

 

selected, system boots to

 

 

 

 

the default boot option

 

 

 

 

without waiting for any user

 

 

 

 

input key. Otherwise system

 

 

 

 

waits for user input for the

 

 

 

 

selected time-out period.

 

Apply Changes

n/a

n/a

 

 

Discard Changes

n/a

n/a

 

 

11.6 BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a text-based utility which allows the user to configure the system and view current settings and environment information for the platform devices. The Setup utility controls the platform's built-in devices and is entered by selecting System Options Menu during POST.

The BIOS Setup interface consists of a number of pages or screens. Each page contains information or links to other pages. The first page in Setup displays a list of general categories as links. These links lead to pages containing specific category’s configuration.

11.6.1Setup Utility Layout

The setup page layout is sectioned into functional areas. Each occupies a specific area of the screen and has dedicated functionality. The following table lists and describes each functional area.

 

 

 

 

Table 60. BIOS Setup Utility Layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functional Area

Description

 

 

 

 

Title Bar

The title bar is located at the top of the screen and displays the title of the form

 

 

 

 

 

(page) the user is currently viewing. It may also display navigational

 

 

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

Setup Item List

The Setup Item List is a set of controllable and informational items. Each item

 

 

 

 

 

in the list occupies the left and center columns in the middle of the screen. The

 

 

 

 

 

left column, the "Setup Item", is the subject of the item. The middle column,

 

 

 

 

 

the "Option", contains an informational value or choices of the subject.

 

 

 

 

 

A Setup Item may also be a hyperlink that is used to navigate formsets

 

 

 

 

 

(pages). When it is a hyperlink, a Setup Item only occupies the “Setup Item”

 

 

 

 

 

column.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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