Load optimal defaults, Load failsafe defaults, Save changes and exit – Foxconn P35A User Manual
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load optimal Defaults
Optimal defaults are the best settings of this mainboard. Always load 
the Optimal defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS 
values.
Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let 
you load the defaults. Select 
defaults. Select 
By this default, BIOS have set the optimal performance parameters of system to improve the 
performances of system components. But if the optimal performance parameters to be set cannot 
be supported by your hardware devices (for example, too many expansion cards were installed), 
the system might fail to work.
load failsafe Defaults
If you encounter any system unstable problem, you may try to load Fail-
Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the 
motherboard.
Select this option and press Enter, it will pop out a dialogue box to let 
you load the defaults. Select 
defaults. Select 
The BIOS have set the basic and safest default functions to ensure the stability of your system. If 
your computer fails to run properly, then you may load this default to recover the system back to 
normal, and carry out failure analysis in next step.
Save Changes and Exit
When you select this option and press 
will be displayed in the center of the screen:
Select [OK] to save your changes to CMOS and exit the 
program, select [Cancel] or 
menu.
Discard Changes and Exit
If you select this option and press 
will be displayed in the center of the screen:
Select [OK] to exit CMOS without saving your modifications,
select [Cancel] or 
Load Optimal Defaults?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
Load FailSafe Defaults?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
Save configuration changes and exit setup?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
Discard changes and exit setup?
[OK] [Cancel]
[OK]
