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Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.2.1

BIOS menu screen

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes

only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS

information.

4.2.2

Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main

For changing the basic system configuration

Advanced

For changing the advanced system settings

Power

For changing the advanced power management (APM)

configuration

Boot

For changing the system boot configuration

Tools

For configuring options for special functions

Exit

For selecting the exit options and loading default settings

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard

until the desired item is highlighted.

4.4.3

Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that

particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change

the settings.

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Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Use [ENTER]. [TAB],

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system time.

System Time

[17:41:19]

System Date

[Mon 02/18/2008]

Legacy Diskette A

[1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Primary IDE Master

: [Not Detected]

Primary IDE Slave

: [Not Detected]

SATA1

: [HDT722516DLA380]

SATA2

: [ASUS CRW-5232A1]

SATA3

: [Not Detected]

SATA4

: [Not Detected]

SATA5

: [Not Detected]

SATA6

: [Not Detected]

Storage Configuration

System Information

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main

Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Navigation keys

Sub-menu items

General help

Menu bar

Configuration fields

Menu items