Entering Bios Setup; Keyboard Commands - QUANTA STRATOS S200 Series S200-X12TS Technical Manual

BIOS
BIOS Setup Page Layout (Continued)
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The Keyboard Command Bar is located at the bottom
Keyboard Com-
right of the screen and continuously displays help for
mand Bar
keyboard special keys and navigation keys.

Entering BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is started by pressing <DEL> or <F2> during boot
time when the OEM logo is displayed.
When Quiet Boot is disabled, the message "press <DEL> or
<F2> to enter setup" will be displayed on the diagnostics
screen.

Keyboard Commands

The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of
commands that are used to navigate through the Setup utility.
These commands are displayed at all times.
Each Setup menu page contains a number of features. Except
those used for informative purposes, each feature is associated
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with a value field. This field contains user-selectable parame-
ters. Depending on the security option chosen and in effect by
the password, a menu feature's value may or may not be
changeable. If a value is non-changeable, the feature's value
field is inaccessible and displays as "grayed out."
Keyboard Commands
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The <Enter> key is used to activate sub-menus
when the selected feature is a sub-menu, or to
display a pick list if a selected option has a value
Execute field, or to select a sub-field for multi-valued fea-
<Enter>
Command tures like time and date. If a pick list is dis-
played, the <Enter> key will select the currently
highlighted item, undo the pick list, and return
the focus to the parent menu.
The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for back-
ing out of any field. When the <Esc> key is
pressed while editing any field or selecting fea-
tures of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered.
When the <Esc> key is pressed in any sub-
menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the
<Esc> key is pressed in any major menu, the
exit confirmation window is displayed and the
<Esc> Exit user is asked whether changes can be dis-
carded. If No is selected and the <Enter> key is
pressed, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the
user is returned to where he/she was before
<Esc> was pressed, without affecting any exist-
ing any settings. If Yes is selected and the
<Enter> key is pressed, setup is exited and the
BIOS returns to the main System Options Menu
screen.
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