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BIOS Setup Program Cont

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BIOS Setup Program (Cont') Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice 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 alternates and functions. LEGEND KEY ALTERNATE F1 Alt + H Esc Alt + X ← keypad arrow → keypad arrow ↑ or ↓ keypad arrows Tab Enter Shift + Tab (none) - (minus key) + (plus key) Home End F9 F10 F5 F6, spacebar PgUp PgDn (none) (none) FUNCTION DESCRIPTION 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 Selects the menu item to the left Selects the menu item to the right Moves the cursor up and down between fields Moves the cursor to the next position available in the field. If there is only one field, the Tab key will move the highlight down to the next field Moves the cursor to previous position available in the field. If there is only one field, the Tab+Shift keys will move the highlight up to the previous field Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Moves the cursor to the first field Moves the cursor to the last field Sets current menu items to default values Saves changes and exits Setup Sub-Menus Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. To call up a sub-menu, simply move the cursor to highlight the field and press [Enter]. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the [Esc] key to return to the main menu. Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub-menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set default hot key. While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. IV. BIOS Software Notebook PC User's Manual 33

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Notebook PC User’s Manual
IV. BIOS Software
BIOS Setup Program (Cont’)
Legend Bar
At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice 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 alternates
and functions.
Sub-Menus
Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be
launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. To call up a sub-menu, simply
move the cursor to highlight the field and press [Enter]. The sub-menu will then immediately appear. Use the legend
keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the [Esc] key
to return to the main menu.
Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Practice navigat-
ing through the various menus and sub-menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the
set default hot key. While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific
Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field.
LEGEND KEY
ALTERNATE
FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
F1
Alt + H
Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup
Esc
Alt + X
Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu
keypad arrow
Selects the menu item to the left
keypad arrow
Selects the menu item to the right
or
keypad arrows
Moves the cursor up and down between fields
Tab
Enter
Moves the cursor to the next position available in the field. If there is only
one field, the Tab
key will move the highlight down to the next field
Shift + Tab
(none)
Moves the cursor to previous position available in the field. If there is only
one field, the Tab+Shift keys will move the highlight up to the previous field
- (minus key)
F5
Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
+ (plus key)
F6, spacebar
Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
Home
PgUp
Moves the cursor to the first field
End
PgDn
Moves the cursor to the last field
F9
(none)
Sets current menu items to default values
F10
(none)
Saves changes and exits Setup