Bios Setup Program; Introduction; Bios Setup Program Menu Bar - Intel D865PERLX Specification

4 BIOS Setup Program

What This Chapter Contains
4.1

Introduction.................................................................................................................93

4.2 Maintenance Menu .....................................................................................................94
4.3 Main Menu..................................................................................................................95
4.4 Advanced Menu..........................................................................................................96
4.5 Security Menu ..........................................................................................................114
4.6 Power Menu .............................................................................................................115
4.7 Boot Menu ................................................................................................................116
4.8 Exit Menu .................................................................................................................119
4.1 Introduction
The BIOS Setup program can be used to view and change the BIOS settings for the computer. The
BIOS Setup program is accessed by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins. The menu bar is shown below.
Maintenance Main
Table 47 lists the BIOS Setup program menu features.
Table 47.

BIOS Setup Program Menu Bar

Maintenance Main
Clears Displays
passwords and processor
displays and memory
processor configuration
information
✏
NOTE
In this chapter, all examples of the BIOS Setup program menu bar include the maintenance menu;
however, the maintenance menu is displayed only when the Desktop Board is in configure mode.
Section 2.9.2 on page 73 tells how to put the Desktop Board in configure mode.
Advanced Security
Advanced Security
Configures Sets
advanced passwords
features and security
available features
through the
chipset
Power Boot
Power Boot
Configures Selects boot
power options
management
features and
power supply
controls
Exit
Exit
Saves or
discards
changes to
Setup
program
options
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