User's Manual

NOTE: An external keyboard may be connected to the USB port to perform these steps.
1. Open the Startup Menu by turning on or restarting the Slate, and then, while the hyphen is
displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen, repeatedly pressing the Volume down button (-)
on the Slate or f10 on an external keyboard.
2. Press the Volume down button (-) on the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard,
to advance to BIOS Setup, and then select it by pressing the Home button on the Slate or enter
on an external keyboard.
3. If Setup Utility does not open with the system information displayed, press and hold the Home
button and then press the Volume up button (+) on the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an
external keyboard, to select the Main menu.
When the Main menu is selected, system information is displayed.
4. To exit Setup Utility without changing any settings, press the Ctrl+alt+del (Security) button on the
top edge of the Slate or the arrow keys on an external keyboard to select Exit > Exit Discarding
Changes. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility
The following procedure explains how to restore the Setup Utility factory settings. If Setup Utility is not
already running, begin at step 1. If Setup Utility is already running, begin at step 3.
NOTE: An external keyboard may be connected to the USB port to perform these steps.
1. Open the Startup Menu by turning on or restarting the Slate, and then, while the hyphen is
displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen, repeatedly pressing the Volume down button (-)
on the Slate or f10 on an external keyboard.
2. Press the Volume down button (-) on the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard,
to advance to BIOS Setup, and then select it by pressing the Home button on the Slate or enter
on an external keyboard.
3. Press and hold the Home button and then press the Volume up button (+) on the Slate or the
arrow keys on an external keyboard to select Exit > Load Setup Defaults. Then press the
Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.
4. When the Setup Confirmation is displayed, press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key
on an external keyboard
5. To save your changes and exit Setup Utility, press the Ctrl+alt+del (Security) button on the top
edge of the Slate, or use the arrow keys on an external keyboard, to select Exit > Exit Saving
Changes. Then press the Home button on the Slate or the enter key on an external keyboard.
The Setup Utility factory settings go into effect when the Slate restarts.
NOTE: Your password, security, and language settings are not changed when you restore the
factory default settings.
Exiting Setup Utility
You can exit Setup Utility with or without saving changes.
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