Technical information
8.6 BIOS description
SIMATIC IPC477E
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Operating Instructions, 11/2020, A5E37455003-AF
8.6.3
Structure of the BIOS Setup menu
The individual setup parameters are distributed between different menus and submenus. Not
all menus are included in each supplied device configuration. The following table shows the
menus.
Menu
Meaning
Main
Display system information, for example, BIOS version, processor and memory
Advanced
Configure hardware using different submenus
Security
Security functions, e.g., setting a password
Power
Specify power management of CPU and the device
Boot
Determine boot options, e.g., boot order
Exit
Save and exit (see Exit menu)
The menus always have the same structure. The figure below shows an example for the
"Main" menu. Device-specific information is shown blurred.
①
Header
The current version of the selected BIOS Setup is displayed in the
header.
②
Menu bar
Switch between the various menus "Main", "Advanced", etc. in
the menu bar at the top.
③
Settings, submenus and device-
specific information
Information about your device is displayed in the center left-hand
area; here you can edit settings which are partly in submenus.
④
Help area
Short help texts on the currently selected setup parameters are
displayed in the center right-hand area.
⑤
Key assignment
The key assignment for navigation in the BIOS Setup is found in
the footer.
