Enter bios setup, Main menu – XFX 650I User Manual

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Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard


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Enter BIOS Setup

The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software.
Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system
performance.

Use the following procedure to verify/change BIOS settings.

1. Power on the computer,
2. Press the

Del

key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom

of the screen during the Power On Self Test (POST).

Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter Setup.

Pressing

Del

takes you to the Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility.

Note:

It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS
settings. Changing some settings could damage your computer.

Main Menu

The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two
exit choices. Use the

Page Up

and

Page Down

keys to scroll through the

options or press

Enter

to display the associated submenu. Use the

arrow

keys to position the selector in the option you choose. To go back to the
previous menu, press

Esc

.

Note:

Note that on the BIOS screens all data in

white

is for information only, data in

yellow

is changeable, data in

blue

is non-changeable, and data in a

red box

is highlighted for selection.

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