4.2.1 BIOS menu bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

MAIN

Use this menu to make changes to the basic system

 

configuration.

ADVANCED

Use this menu to enable and make changes to the

 

advanced features.

POWER

Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management

 

features.

BOOT

Use this menu to configure the default system device used

 

to locate and load the Operating System.

EXIT

Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup

 

program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.

 

Navigation Key(s)Function Description

 

<F1> or <Alt + H>

Displays the General Help screen from any-

 

 

where in the BIOS Setup

 

 

 

 

<Esc>

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main

 

 

menu from a sub-menu

 

 

 

 

Left or Right arrow

Selects the menu item to the left or right

 

 

 

 

Up or Down arrow

Moves the highlight up or down between fields

 

 

 

 

- (minus key)

Scrolls backward through the values for the

 

 

highlighted field

 

 

 

 

+ (plus key) or spacebar

Scrolls forward through the values for the high-

 

 

lighted field

 

 

 

 

<Enter>

Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted

 

 

field

 

 

 

 

<Home> or <PgUp>

Moves the cursor to the first field

 

 

 

 

<End> or <PgDn>

Moves the cursor to the last field

 

 

 

 

<F5>

Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults

 

 

 

 

<F10>

Saves changes and exits Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

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