Intel® Server Board Set SE8500HW4

BIOS User Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functional Area

Description

 

 

 

Item Specific Help

The Item Specific Help area is located on the right side of the screen and

 

 

Area.

contains help text for the highlighted Setup Item. Help information includes the

 

 

 

meaning and usage of the item, allowable values, effects of the options, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard Command

The Keyboard Command Bar is located at the bottom right of the screen and

 

 

Bar

continuously displays help for keyboard special keys and navigation keys. The

 

 

 

keyboard command bar is context-sensitive—it displays keys relevant to

 

 

 

current page and mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status Bar

The Status Bar occupies the bottom line of the screen. This area indicates the

 

 

 

status of Setup. The status value “NV”, indicates that the user has made

 

 

 

changes to Setup that have not been saved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.6.2Keyboard Commands

The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times.

Each Setup menu page contains a number of features. Except those used for informative purposes, each feature is associated with a value field. This field contains user-selectable parameters. Depending on the security option chosen and in effect via password, a menu feature’s value can be changeable or not. If a value is non-changeable due to insufficient security privileges (or other reasons), the feature’s value field is inaccessible.

Table 61. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar

Key

Option

Description

Enter

Execute Command

The Enter key is used to activate sub-menus when the selected feature is a

 

 

sub-menu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to

 

 

select a sub-field for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is

 

 

displayed, the Enter key will select the currently highlighted item, undo the pick

 

 

list, and return the focus to the parent menu.

 

 

 

ESC

Exit

The ESC key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. This key will

 

 

undo the pressing of the Enter key. When the ESC key is pressed while editing

 

 

any field or selecting features of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered.

 

 

When the ESC key is pressed in any sub-menu, the parent menu is re-entered.

 

 

When the ESC key is pressed in any major menu, the exit confirmation window

 

 

is displayed and the user is asked whether changes can be discarded. If “No”

 

 

is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or if the ESC key is pressed, the user

 

 

is returned to where they were before ESC was pressed without affecting any

 

 

existing any settings. If “Yes” is selected and the Enter key is pressed, setup is

 

 

exited and the BIOS returns to the main System Options Menu screen.

 

 

 

↑

Select Item

The up arrow is used to select the previous value in a pick list, or the previous

 

 

option in a menu item's option list. The selected item must then be activated by

 

 

pressing the Enter key.

 

 

 

↓

Select Item

The down arrow is used to select the next value in a menu item’s option list, or

 

 

a value field’s pick list. The selected item must then be activated by pressing

 

 

the Enter key.

↔

Select Menu

The left and right arrow keys are used to move between the major menu

 

 

pages. The keys have no affect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed.

 

 

 

-

Change Value

The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current item

 

 

to the previous value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated

 

 

pick list without displaying the full list.

 

 

 

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