BIOS Setup Utility Menus

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The following table provides descriptions for the seven top-level BIOS setup utility menus.

Table 6 BIOS Setup Menus Summary

Menu	Description
Main	General product information, including BIOS type, processor, memory, and time/date.
Advanced	Configuration information for the CPU, memory, IDE, Super IO, trusted computing, USB, PCI, MPS and other information.
PCI	Configure the server to clear NVRAM during system boot.
Boot	Configure the boot device priority (storage drives and the DVD-ROM drive).
Security	Set or change the user and supervisor passwords.
Chipset	View the configuration of server chipsets.
Exit	Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal or fail-safe defaults.

See Understanding BIOS Setup Screens for examples of each of these screens.

To navigate the menus or options listed on a menu, use the arrow keys. The options or fields that you can configure on a menu appear in color. For further instructions on how to navigate and change settings in the BIOS Setup utility, refer to the online instructions provided on the menu.

The following figure identifies the sub-menus that you can access from each of the seven top-level BIOS menus.

Figure 4 BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Tree

image:Figure showing the BIOS Configuration utility screens

For an example of the options that are available on the BIOS Setup utility menus, see Understanding BIOS Setup Screens.

BIOS Setup Utility Menus

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