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Startup Screen

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3-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-2AIEL-RH F1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00 BIOS Setup Function Key Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 40. Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings. You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first. 23

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BIOS Setup
3-1
Startup Screen
The following screens may appear when the computer boots.
Motherboard Model
BIOS Version
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
GA-2AIEL-RH
F1
.
.
.
.
<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash
<F9>: XpressRecovery2
<F12>: Boot Menu
<End>: Qflash
04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00
Function Keys:
<TAB> : POST Screen
Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show the BIOS POST screen at system start-
up, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 40.
<DEL> : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash
Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup.
<F9> : Xpress Recovery2
If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver
disk, the <F9> key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. For more
information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2."
<F12> : Boot Menu
Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up
arrow key <
> or the down arrow key<
> to select the first boot device, then press <Enter> to accept.
To exit Boot Menu, press <Esc>. The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu.
Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order
will still be based on BIOS Setup settings. You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot
device setting as needed.
<End> : Q-Flash
Press the <End> key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first.
Function Key