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Appendix B: Using the BIOS Setup Program     71

As you select items on the main menu and in submenus, you will see 
specific information related to the current selection in the Item Specific 
Help box. Refer to the help box for information about the menu options.

The command bar at the bottom of the screen shows the keystrokes 
necessary to access help, navigate through the menus, and perform other 
functions.

•

F1 opens the Help screen, providing general help for using the 
BIOS Setup utility.

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The up arrow and down arrow keys select items in the menu.

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The plus sign (+) and minus sign (-) change values in fields or 
move an item up or down in a list.

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F9 opens a screen that lets you return all values to their default 
settings.

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 closes the screen you are in and returns you to the previous 

screen.

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The left arrow and right arrow keys move you between the five 
menus.

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E

NTER

 either moves you to a submenu screen when a selected item 

is preceded by > or 

E

NTER

 activates a selected field.

Main  Advanced  Security  Power  Exit

Item Specific Help

System Time:
System Date:

Diskette A:
Diskette B:

>Onboard IDE drive 0

>Internal CD_ROM 1

Display Device:

TV Mode:

Video Expansion:

Built-in pointing device:

Total Memory:

Boot Sequence:

Quiet Boot:
Quick Boot:

BIOS Version:

[HH:MM:SS]

[MM/DD/YYYY]

[1.44MB, 3 1/2”]

[Not Installed]

(NNN MB)

(None)

[LCD & CRT]

[NTSC]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]

16 MB

[A: then C:]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[N.0]

↑↓

↑↓

↑↓

↑↓

←→

←→

←→

←→

 Note:

The Setup menu screen 
shown may differ somewhat 
from that shown here. If 
there are differences, follow 
the on-screen instructions 
and helps.