Menu Navigation Controls
The following table displays the menu keys you can use to move between the different screens in the
BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).
Table 3. Menu Navigation Keys
Notation Meaning and Use
right-
Use the right-arrow key to open a submenu,
arrow
move from a menu heading to the first
key
submenu, or move to the first item in that
submenu. If you press the right-arrow key at
a menu heading, the submenu expands. Press
it again to go to the first item in the submenu.
The right-arrow key is also used to close a
menu list in a popup window. Word wrap is
supported.
left-
Use the left-arrow key to close a submenu,
arrow
move from a menu item to the menu heading
key
for that item, or move from a submenu to a
higher level menu. If you press the left-arrow
key at a menu heading, the submenu
collapses. Press it again to go to the higher-
level menu. Word wrap is supported.
up-
Use the up-arrow key to move to the upper
arrow
menu items within a menu or to a higher level
key
menu. You can also use the up-arrow key to
close a menu list in a popup window, such as
the stripe element size menu. Word wrap is
supported.
down-
Use the down-arrow key to move to the
arrow
lower menu items within a menu or to a
key
lower level menu. You can also use the
down-arrow key to open a menu list in a
popup window, such as the stripe element
size menu, and select a setting. Word wrap is
supported.
<Enter>
After you highlight a menu item, press
<Enter> to select that item. An options menu
for the menu item opens. It applies to only
certain menu items, such as Virtual Disk #. In
a list of options for that item, such as the
write policy for a virtual disk, highlight a
setting, such as Write-Through, and press
<Enter> to select it.
<Esc>
After you expand a pop-up window, press
<Esc> to close the window. You can continue
to press <Esc> to exit the BIOS Configuration
Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).
<Tab>
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the next
control on a dialog box or page.
Example
Start → Programs
Controller 0 ← Disk Group 1
Virtual Disk 1
↑
Virtual Disk 4
Virtual Disk 1
↓
Virtual Disk 4
Select Add New VD and press <Enter> to
create a new virtual disk.
Press <Esc> to return to the VD Mgmt
screen.
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the next
parameter you want to change.
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