No Access To The Bios Setup Utility; Navigating The Bios Setup Utility; Table 2. Bios Setup: Keyboard Command Bar - Intel R1000SPO series Service Manual

Intel ® Server System R1000SPO Product Family System Integration and Service Guide
4.2.1

No Access to the BIOS Setup Utility

If the BIOS Setup Utility is not accessible by hitting the <F2> key or other described access methods, it may
be necessary to restore the BIOS default settings. For information, see
4.2.2

Navigating the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility consists of several menu screens, each holding either informational fields and/or
configurable system setup options.
The bottom right portion of each menu screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate through
the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times.
If no Administrator or User password is used, all available settings are configurable and can be set by anyone
with access to BIOS Setup.
System settings that are not configurable, because of security settings or configuration limits, will be greyed
out and are not accessible.
Key
<Enter>
•
<Esc>
•
↑
•
↓
•
← →
•
<Tab>
•
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Table 2. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar

Option
The <Enter> key is used to:
•
•
Execute Command
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•
The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field.
•
•
•
Exit
The up arrow is used to select the previous value in a pick list, or
the previous option in a menu item's option list.
Select Item
The selected item must then be activated by pressing the <Enter>
key.
The down arrow is used to select the next value in a menu item's
option list, or a value field's pick list.
Select Item
The selected item must then be activated by pressing the <Enter>
key.
The left and right arrow keys are used to move between the major
menu pages.
Select Menu
The keys have no effect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed.
The <Tab> key is used to move between fields.
Select Field
For example, <Tab> can be used to move from hours to minutes in
the time item in the main menu.
"Restoring BIOS
Description
Activate submenus when the selected feature is a submenu.
Display a pick list if a selected option has a value field.
Select a subfield for multi-valued features like time and date.
Selects the currently highlighted item, undoes the pick list,
and returns the focus to the parent menu, if a pick list is
displayed.
When the <Esc> key is pressed while editing any field or
selecting features of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered.
When the <Esc> key is pressed in any submenu, the parent
menu is re-entered.
When the <Esc> key is pressed in any major menu, the exit
confirmation window is displayed and the user is asked
whether changes can be discarded.
If "No" is selected and the <Enter> key is pressed.
o
If the <Esc> key is pressed, the user is returned to where
o
they were before <Esc> was pressed, without affecting
any existing settings.
If "Yes" is selected and the <Enter> key is pressed, the
o
setup is exited and the BIOS returns to the main System
Options Menu screen.
Default".