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2 legend bar, General help, Saving changes and exiting the setup program – Asus A7V8X-X User Manual

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ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard

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2.2.2 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

or

Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in
the BIOS Setup

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 high-
lighted field

+ (plus key) or spacebar

Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted
field

Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field

or

Moves the cursor to the first field

or

Moves the cursor to the last field

Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults

Saves changes and exits Setup

General help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides
a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing
or the + combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys
and their corresponding functions.

Saving changes and exiting the Setup program

See 2.7 Exit Menu” for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup
program.

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is more
information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use and
or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document. Press
to display the first page, press to go to the last page. To exit the help
window, press or .