Entering Setup; Control Keys; Getting Help - MSI E7210 Master-FARM User Manual

MS-9149 ATX Server Board

Entering Setup

Power o n the computer and the syst em will start POST (Power On Self
Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL>
key to enter Setup.
Press DEL to enter SETUP
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter
Set up, restart the sy stem b y turn ing it OFF and On or pressing the RESET
button. You may als o restart th e system by simultaneous ly pressing <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Control Keys

< > Move to the previous item
Move to the next item
< >
< > Move to the item in the left hand
< > Move to the item in the right hand
<Enter> Select the item
<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu
<+/PU> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PD> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page
Setup Menu
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page
Setup Menu
<F6> Load the default CMOS value from Fail -Safe default table, only for
Option Page Setup Menu
<F7> Load Optimized defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit
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Getting Help

After entering th e Setup men u, the first menu you will see is the Main
Menu.
Main Menu
The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You
can use the arrow keys ( to select the item. The on-line description of the
highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
S ub-Menu
If you find a righ t pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears
to the left of certain fields that means a sub-
menu can be laun ched from this field. A
sub-menu contains additional options for a
field p arameter. You can use arrow keys (
to highlight the field and press <Enter>
to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use
the control key s to enter values and move from field t o field with in a s ub-
menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press th e <Esc >.
General Help <F1>
The BIOS set up program provides a General Help screen. You can call
up this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists
the appropriate key s to us e and th e possible selections for the highlig hted
item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.
NO TE
The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter
are under conti nuous updat e for better syst em performan ce.
Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest
BIOS and should be held for reference only.
BIOS Setup
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