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BIOS Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the

arrow keys (

↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup

function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right

view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a

sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu

contains additional options for a field parameter.

You

can use arrow keys (

↑↓ ) to highlight the field and

press to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter

values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the

main menu, just press the .

General Help

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen

from any menu by simply pressing . The Help screen lists the appropriate keys

to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press to exit the

Help screen.

Control Keys

<

↑>

Move to the previous item

<

↓>

Move to the next item

<

←>

Move to the item in the left hand

<

→>

Move to the item in the right hand

Select the item

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

submenu

<+/PU>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PD>

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Save all the CMOS changes and exit