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Navigating the BIOS setup utility
Use the keys listed in the legend bar on the bottom of the Setup screen to work
your way through the various menu and submenu screens.
To use the BIOS setup utility:
• To choose a menu, use the left ← and right → arrow keys.
• To choose an item, use the up ↑ and down ↓ arrow keys.
• To change the value of a parameter, press F5 or F6.
• A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press ENTER to expand this
item.
• To load default settings, press F9.
• To save changes made and close the utility, press F10.
1 Press ESC while you are in any of the menu screen to display the Exit menu.
BIOS setup utility menus
The Setup utility has five menus for configuring the various system functions.
These include: Information, Main, Security, Boot, and Exit.
Important
• You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in
square brackets.
• Navigation keys for a particular menu are shown on the bottom
of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item Specific
Help part of the screen. Read this information carefully when
making changes to parameter values.
• The screenshots used in this section are for illustration only. The
values displayed may not be the same as those in your computer.
Important
• The screenshots used in this section are for illustration only. The
values displayed may not be the same as those in your computer.
Actual screen information varies by model, installed features, and
location.
• In the descriptive table following each of the screenshot, settings
in boldface are the default settings.