SE7221BK1
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Technical Product Specification
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9. BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup utility is provided to perform system configuration changes and to display
current settings and environment information.
The BIOS Setup utility stores configuration settings in system non-volatile storage. Changes
affected by BIOS Setup will not take effect until the system is rebooted. The BIOS Setup Utility
can be accessed when prompted during POST by using the F2 key.
9.1 Localization
The BIOS Setup utility uses the Unicode standard and is capable of displaying setup forms in
English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. BIOS supports these languages for console
strings as well.
9.2 Console
Redirection
BIOS Setup is functional via console redirection over various terminal standards emulation.
This may limit some functionality for compatibility, e.g., usage of colors or some keys or key
sequences or support of pointing devices.
9.3 Configuration
Reset
There are different mechanisms for resetting the system configuration to default values. When
a reset system configuration request is detected, the BIOS will load the default system
configuration values during the next POST.
A reset system configuration request can be generated by moving the Clear CMOS jumper.
9.4 Keyboard
Commands
The Keyboard Command Bar supports the following keys:
Table 41. BIOS Setup Keyboard Command Bar Options
Key Option
Description
Enter
Execute Command
The Enter key is used to activate sub-menus when the selected feature is a sub-menu,
or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to select a sub-field for
multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the Enter key will
undo the pick list, and allow another selection in the parent menu.
