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6.1.3 Activating the front keys for the boot menu and BIOS

You can use the front keys to enter the boot menu and the BIOS, to navigate in these menus

and to make settings. In order to do so, you have to activate this function in the BIOS:

Advanced  EC-Firmware Configuration  Frontkey Navigation = [Enabled]

How to enter the BIOS:

1. Connect a hardware keyboard to your computer.

2. Switch the computer on.

3. Immediately after switching on, press several times the Del key until the BIOS setup

opens up.

After having activated the front keys, you can enter the boot menu immediately after switching

the computer on by pressing several times the key with the two rectangles . Via the boot

menu, you can also enter the BIOS setup (choose “Enter setup”).

Then, the front keys have the following functions:

This key reacts like the Enter key on a real keyboard.

While booting: opens the Boot menu.

In the BIOS setup: leave a menu ( ≙ Esc).

Level 1: reacts like the Up key

Level 2: reacts like the Left-Key

Level 1: reacts like the Down key

Level 2: reacts like the Right-Key

SHIFT key for activating the second keyboard level. The key

has to be pressed shortly and is activated permanently (it

can be recognized via the blue highlighted keys). By

pressing the Fn-key again, the Fn-function is disabled.