Bios Menu Screen; Menu Bar - Asus P5QPL-AM - Motherboard - Micro ATX User Manual

• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure
optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS
settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the
Load Setups Default item under the Exit Menu. See section 2.8 Exit Menu.
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may
not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard.
2.2.1

BIOS menu screen

Menu items

Menu bar

Main Advanced
System Time
System Date
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
SATA 1
SATA 2
SATA 3
SATA 4
Storage Configuration
System Information
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Submenu items
2.2.2 Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
Main
For changing the basic system configuration.
Advanced
For changing the advanced system settings.
Power
For changing the advanced power management (APM)
configuration.
Boot
For changing the system boot configuration.
Tools
For configuring options for special functions.
Exit
For selecting the exit options and loading default settings.
To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the
desired item is highlighted.
ASUS P5QPL-AM
Configuration fields
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Power Boot Tools
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General help
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or
[SHIFT-TAB] to select
a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Time.
Select Screen
Select Item
+- Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Navigation keys
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