System BIOS and Utilities 4-3
to customize your system with security features such as
passwords
to set system parameters in the event that you need to
replace the CMOS battery.
How to Start Setup
To start the Setup utility, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on or reboot the system.
2.
Press
F2
after POST begins, but before the system boots
up, to start the memory test. You have about five
seconds to press
F2
before system boot continues.
Setup’s Main Menu appears.
How to Use Setup
The bottom of all menus show the specific keys used to
navigate around the menus. Pressing the
F1
key brings up a
Help screen. The right hand side of the menu is pop-up
item-sensitive help.
Use the left and right arrow keys (or cursor keys) to select
one of the menus (Main, Advanced, Security, etc.) and the
up and down arrows to move to an option within a menu.
Press
Enter
to select an option or submenu. Change the
value either with the arrows or with the plus and minus
(+ or –) keys.
Some entries cannot be changed; their function is to report
the status of a system parameter. Other entries, when
marked with an arrow (
) symbol, lead to submenus when
you press the
Enter
key.
