Navigating The Bios Setup Utility; Table 1. Bios Setup: Keyboard Command Bar - Intel M20MYP1UR Integration And Service Manual

Intel® Server System M20MYP1UR System Integration and Service Guide
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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 Option
Execute Command
<Enter>
Exit
<Esc>
Select Item
↑
Select Item
↓
Select Menu
← →
Select Field
<Tab>
Change Value
−
Change Value
+

Table 1. BIOS setup: keyboard command bar

Description
The <Enter> key is used to activate submenus when the selected feature is a
submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to
select a subfield for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is
displayed, the <Enter> key selects the currently highlighted item, undoes the
pick list, and returns the focus to the parent menu.
The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. 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, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the user
is returned to where they were before <Esc> was pressed, without affecting any
existing settings. If "Yes" is selected and the <Enter> key is pressed, the setup is
exited and the BIOS returns to the main System Options Menu screen.
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. 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. 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.
The keys have no effect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed.
The <Tab> key is used to move between fields. For example, <Tab> can be used
to move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu.
The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current item to
the previous value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated pick list
without displaying the full list.
The plus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current menu item
to the next value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated pick list
without displaying the full list. On 106-key Japanese keyboards, the plus key has
a different scan code than the plus key on the other keyboards, but will have the
same effect.
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