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4 BIOS Setup Program
What This Chapter Contains
4.1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 71
4.2 Maintenance Menu.................................................................................................... 72
4.3 Main Menu................................................................................................................. 74
4.4 Advanced Menu......................................................................................................... 75
4.5 Security Menu............................................................................................................ 83
4.6 Power Menu .............................................................................................................. 84
4.7 Boot Menu................................................................................................................. 85
4.8 Exit Menu .................................................................................................................. 87
4.1 Introduction
The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer. The
BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. The menu bar is shown below.
Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
Table 42 lists the BIOS Setup program menu functions.
Table 42. BIOS Setup Program Menu Functions
Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit
Clears
passwords and
BIS credentials,
enables
extended
configuration
modes
Allocates
resources for
hardware
components
Configures
advanced
features
available
through the
chipset
Sets
passwords
and security
features
Configures
power
management
features
Selects boot
options and
power supply
controls
Saves or
discards
changes to
Setup
program
options
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NOTE
The Setup screens described in this chapter apply to boards with BIOS identifier MO81010A.86A.
Boards with other BIOS identifiers might have differences in some of the Setup screens.
✏
NOTE
In this chapter, all examples of the BIOS Setup Program menu bar include the maintenance menu;
however, the maintenance menu is displayed only when the board is in configuration mode.
Section 2.9 on page 49 tells how to put the board in configuration mode.