Chapter 2 Bios Setup; The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. : F1) - Gigabyte 8I845GE-RZ User Manual

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

Chapter 2 provides an overview of the BIOS Setup Program, which allows users to modify the basic
system configurations. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CM OS RAM so that it retains
the Setup information when the power is turned off.
ENTERING BIOS Setup
Turning on the computer and pressing <Del> immediately allow you to enter BIOS Setup. If you need
more advanced BIOS settings, please press Ctrl and F1 keys on the BIOS main screen to access the
the advanced BIOS settings.
CONTROL KEYS
< > < >< >< > Move to select item
<Enter> Select Item
<Esc> Main M enu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu
and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main M enu
<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn> Decrease the num eric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup M enu
<F2> Item Help
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6> Load the file-safe default CM OS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash utility
<F9> System Inform ation
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for M ain Menu
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the
screen. The M ain Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use
arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
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Standard CMOS Features
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Advanced BIOS Features
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Integrated Peripherals
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Power Management Setup
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PnP/PCI Configurations
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PC Health Status
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Ese: Quit
F8: Q-Flash
Top Performance
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
higf : Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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