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4 BIOS Setup Program
What This Chapter Contains
4.1
Introduction.................................................................................................................85
4.2
Maintenance Menu .....................................................................................................86
4.3
Main Menu..................................................................................................................88
4.4
Advanced Menu..........................................................................................................89
4.5
Security Menu ............................................................................................................99
4.6
Power Menu .............................................................................................................100
4.7
Boot Menu ................................................................................................................101
4.8
Exit Menu .................................................................................................................102
4.1 Introduction
The BIOS Setup program is used for viewing and changing the BIOS settings for a computer. The
user accesses the BIOS Setup program 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
Table 56 lists the BIOS Setup program menu functions.
Table 56.
BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar
Maintenance
Main
Clears
Allocates
passwords and
resources for
enables
hardware
extended
components
configuration
mode
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 2.9.1 on page 67 tells how to put the board in configuration mode.
Advanced
Security
Advanced
Security
Configures
Sets
advanced
passwords
features
and security
available
features
through the
chipset
Power
Boot
Power
Boot
Configures
Selects boot
power
options and
management
power supply
features
controls
Exit
Exit
Saves or
discards
changes to
Setup
program
options
85
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