Asus A7V8X-MX - Manual (Page 36)

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
2.3.1 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.
2.3.2 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
Displays the General Help screen
Navigates the Item Help screen
Loads previous values
Loads fail-safe default values
Loads optimized values
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
Page Down or – (minus) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted
field
Page Up or + (plus) Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
Saves changes and exit
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only,
and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.