Specifications

QSSC-S4R Technical Product Specification BIOS User Interface
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Functional
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rea Description
Title Bar The title bar is located at the top of the screen and displa
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s the title of the form
(page) the user is currently viewing. It may also display navigational information.
Setup Item List The Setup Item List is a set of controllable and informational items. Each item in the
list occupies the left column of the screen.
A Setup Item may also open a new window with more options for that functionality
on the board.
Item Specific Help Area The Item specific Help area is located on the right side of the screen and contains
help text for the highlighted Setup Item. Help information may include the meaning
and usage of the item, allowable values, effects of the options, etc.
Ke
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board Command Bar The Ke
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board Command Bar is located at the bottom right of the screen and
continuously displays help for keyboard special keys and navigation keys.
17.2.2.1 Entering BIOS Setup
To enter the BIOS Setup, press the <F2>function key during boot time when the OEM or Intel logo is displayed. The
following message is displayed on the diagnostics screen and under the Quiet Boot logo screen:
Press <F2> to enter setup
When the Setup is entered, the Main screen is displayed. However, serious errors cause the system to display the
Error Manager screen instead of the Main screen.
17.2.2.2 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. Each feature is associated with a value field, except those used
for informative purposes. Each value field contains configurable parameters. Depending on the security option chosen
and in effect by the password, a menu feature‘s value may or may not be changed. If a value cannot be changed, its
field is made inaccessible and appears grayed out.
Table 109. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar
Key Option Description
<Enter> Execute
Command
The <Enter> key is used to activate submenu when the selected feature is a
submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected option has a value field, or to select a
subfield for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the
<Enter> key selects the currently highlighted item, undoes the pick list, and returns
the focus to the parent menu.
<Esc> Exit The <Esc> key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. When the <Esc>
key is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of a menu, the parent
menu is re-entered.
When the <Esc> key is pressed in any submenu, the parent menu is re-entered.
When the <Esc> key is pressed in any major menu, the exit confirmation window
is displayed and the user is asked whether changes can be discarded. If “No” is
selected and the <Enter> key is pressed, or if the <Esc> key is pressed, the user
is returned to where they were before <Esc> was pressed, without affecting any
existing settings. If “
Y es” is selected and the <Enter> key is pressed, the setup is
exited and the BIOS returns to the main System Options Menu screen.
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Select Item
The up arrow is used to select the previous value in a pick list, or the previous
option in a menu item's option list. The selected item must then be activated by
pressing the <Enter> key.
p
Select Item
The down arrow is used to select the next value in a menu item‘s option list, or a
value field‘s pick list. The selected item must then be activated by pressing the
<Enter> key.
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Select Menu
The left and right arrow ke
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s are used to move between the major menu pages. The
keys have no effect if a sub-menu or pick list is displayed.
<Tab> Select Field
The <Tab> key is used to mo
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e between fields. For example, <Tab> can be used to
move from hours to minutes in the time item in the main menu.
- Change Value
The minus key on the keypad is used to change the value of the current item
to the previous value. This key scrolls through the values in the associated
pick list without displaying the full list.