Using The Bios Setup Utility - Gateway E-5200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting

48 Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-5200 System

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

The computer's BIOS has a built-in program that lets you set many basic
system characteristics. These settings are stored in battery-backed RAM
(CMOS memory) and saved even when the power is off. This chapter
contains information about this Setup utility and is intended to serve as a
guide so that you can make changes to your system's BIOS when necessary.
To enter the Setup utility, restart the system and then press
prompted during the startup process. When Setup opens, the Main Setup
screen appears.
Main Advanced Security
System Date
System Time
Floppy Options
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
Language
Boot Options
Video Mode
Mouse
Total Memory
BIOS Version
As you select items on the main menu and in submenus, you see
information related to the current selection in the Item Specific Help box.
The command bar shows the keystrokes necessary to access help, navigate
through the menus, and perform other functions.
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opens the Help screen, providing general help for using the
F1
Setup utility.
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The up arrow and down arrow keys select items in the menu.
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The left arrow and right arrow keys move you between the menus.
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either moves you to a submenu screen or selects an item.
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F1
F1 Help
ESC Back
Select
↑
Previous Item
↓
Next Item
←→
Select Menu
F5 Setup Defaults
F6 Previous Values
F10 Save & Exit