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BIOS menu bar, Legend bar

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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. 2.3.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN ADVANCED POWER BOOT EXIT Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System. 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 legend bar keys and their corresponding functions. Navigation Key Function Displays the General Help screen Navigates the Item Specific Help screen Loads previous 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 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information

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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
legend bar keys and their corresponding functions.
Navigation Key
Function
<F1>
Displays the General Help screen
<F2>
Navigates the Item Specific Help screen
<F5>
Loads previous values
<Esc>
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
<Enter>
Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<F10>
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.