Structure Of The Bios Setup Menu - Siemens SIMATIC IPC477E Operating Instructions Manual

Technical information
8.6 BIOS description
8.6.3

Structure of the BIOS Setup menu

The individual setup parameters are distributed between different menus and submenus. Not
all menus are included in each supplied device configuration. The following table shows the
menus.
Menu
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
Exit
The menus always have the same structure. The figure below shows an example for the
"Main" menu. Device-specific information is shown blurred.
①
②
③
④
⑤
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Meaning
Display system information, for example, BIOS version, processor and memory
Configure hardware using different submenus
Security functions, e.g., setting a password
Specify power management of CPU and the device
Determine boot options, e.g., boot order
Save and exit (see Exit menu)
Header
Menu bar
Settings, submenus and device-
specific information
Help area
Key assignment
The current version of the selected BIOS Setup is displayed in the
header.
Switch between the various menus "Main", "Advanced", etc. in
the menu bar at the top.
Information about your device is displayed in the center left-hand
area; here you can edit settings which are partly in submenus.
Short help texts on the currently selected setup parameters are
displayed in the center right-hand area.
The key assignment for navigation in the BIOS Setup is found in
the footer.
Operating Instructions, 11/2020, A5E37455003-AF
SIMATIC IPC477E