Getting help, General help <f1, Control keys – MSI MS-7242 User Manual

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BIOS Setup

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

M ain M enu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the
arrow keys (

↑↓ )

to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup

function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-M enu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of
certain fields that means a sub-menu can be
launched from this field. A sub-menu contains
additional options for a field parameter. You
can use arrow keys (

↑↓ )

to highlight the

field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-
menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field
within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen
from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys
to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the
Help screen.

Control Keys

<

>

Move to the previous item

<

>

Move to the next item

<

>

Move to the item in the left hand

<

>

Move to the item in the right hand

<Enter>

Select the item

<Esc>

Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a

submenu

<+/PU>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PD>

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F6>

Load Optimized Defaults

<F7>

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

<F10>

Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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