Chapter 2. Bios Setup; Introduction - Nvidia nForce 680I LT SLI Hardware User Manual

Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

Introduction

This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware.
The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is
then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down.
The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial ports and
parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and executing the
operating system.
TM
The PHOENIX-AWARD
industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel
This version of the PHOENIX-AWARD
protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults for the BIOS
values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system.
Key Function
In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight options, press <Enter> to select, use the
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit.
The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup
program.
Keystroke
Up arrow
Down arrow
Left arrow
Right arrow
Esc
Move Enter
PgUp key
PgDn key
+ Key
- Key
Esc key
F1 key
F5 key
F7 key
F10 key
BIOS installed in your computer system's ROM is a custom version of an
TM
BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password
Move to previous option
Move to next option
Move to the option on the left (menu bar)
Move to the option on the right (menu bar)
Main Menu: Quit without saving changes
Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu
Move to the option you desire
Increase the numeric value or enter changes
Decrease the numeric value or enter changes
Increase the numeric value or enter changes
Decrease the numeric value or enter changes
Main Menu – Quit and do not save changes into CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit
Current page and return to Main Menu
General help on Setup navigation keys
Load previous values from CMOS
Load the defaults from BIOS default table
Save all the CMOS changes and exit
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based processors.
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