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4.3 Using Setup
In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press
<Enter> to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change
entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following
table provides more details about how to navigate in the Setup
program using the keyboard.
Key
Function
Up Arrow
Move to the previous item
Down Arrow
Move to the next item
Left Arrow
Move to the item on the left (menu bar)
Right Arrow
Move to the item on the right (menu bar)
Esc
Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next
higher level menu
Move Enter
Move to the item you desired
PgUp
key
Increase the numeric value or make
changes
PgDn
key
Decrease the numeric value or make
changes
+
key
Increase the numeric value or make
changes
-
key
Decrease the numeric value or make
changes
Esc key
Main Menu -- Quit and not save changes
into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page
Setup Menu -- Exit current page and return
to Main Menu
F1 key
General help on Setup navigation keys
F5 key
Load previous values from CMOS
F6 key
Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default
table
F7 key
Load the optimized defaults
F10 key
Save all the CMOS changes and exit
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4.4 Main Menu
Once you enter the AwardBIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main
Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select
from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter
the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984-2000 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit
↑
↓
←
→
: Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type….
Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at
the bottom of the screen.