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BIOS Setup
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GO2BIOS [Disabled]
Allows system to enter BIOS setup directly by pressing the Power button for 4 sec pon
bootup.
[Enabled]
The system boots straight to the BIOS setup by long pressing the power
button about 4 seconds when the system is off.
[Disabled] Disables this function.
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Bootup NumLock State [On]
Select the keyboard NumLock state upon bootup.
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Info Block effect [Unlock]
Sets the state of Help information block.
[Unlock]
Sliding effect.
[Lock] Fix the Help information block on the screen.
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AUTO CLR_CMOS [Disabled]
Enables or disables the CMOS data to be resumed automatically when the booting
process hang-up over 5 seconds.
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Boot Mode Select [UEFI]
Sets the system boot mode from legacy or UEFI architecture depending on OS
installation requirement. This item will become un-selectable and will be configured
automatically by BIOS when Windows 10 WHQL Support is enabled.
[UEFI] Enables UEFI BIOS boot mode support only.
[UEFI] Enables both Legacy BIOS boot mode and UEFI BIOS boot
mode.
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FIXED BOOT ORDER Priorities
Sets device priority for system boot.
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Boot Option Priorities
These items are used to prioritize the installed boot devices.
Security
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Administrator Password
Sets administrator password for system security. User has full rights to change the
BIOS items with administrator password. After setting the administrator password, the
state of this item will show Installed .
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User Password
Sets User Password for system security. User has limited rights to change the BIOS
items with user password. This item will be available when administrator password is
set. After setting the user password, the state of this item will show Installed .
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Password Check [Setup]
Selects a condition that will request the password.
[Setup]
A password will be requested for entering the BIOS Setup.
[Boot] A password will be requested for booting the system
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