Intel SRPL8 manual Starting Setup, Setup Menus, When you see this, What it means

Starting Setup

You can enter and start Setup under several conditions:

∙When you turn on the system, after POST completes the memory test.

∙When you reboot the system by pressing <Ctrl+Alt+Del> while at the DOS operating system prompt.

∙When you have moved the CMOS switch to the “Clear CMOS” position (enabled); for a step-by-step procedure, see “CMOS Clear Switch” on page 183.

In the three conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt:

Press <F2> to enter SETUP

In a fourth condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not the <F2> prompt:

Warning: cmos checksum invalid

Warning: cmos time and date not set

In this condition, BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot.

Setup Menus

Setup has six major menus and several submenus:

1.Main Menu

∙IDE submenu

∙Keyboard Features submenu

2.Advanced Menu

∙PCI Configuration submenu ⎯ PCI Mode submenu

∙I/O Device Configuration submenu

∙Advanced Chipset Control submenu

3.Security Menu

4.Server Menu

∙System Management submenu

∙Console Redirection submenu

5.Boot Menu

∙Boot Device Priority submenu

∙Hard Drive submenu

6.Exit Menu

When you see this:

On screen, an option is shown but you cannot select it or move to that field.

On screen, the phrase Press Enter appears next to the option.

What it means:

You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen. Either the option is autoconfigured or autodetected, or you must use a different Setup screen, or you must use the SSU.

Press <Enter> to display a submenu that is either a separate full-screen menu or a pop-up menu with one or more choices.

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