Intel® Server Board S1200BT Service Guide 19
2 Server Utilities
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility options, which is used to change server 
configuration defaults. You can run BIOS Setup with or without an operating system 
being present. See “Additional Information and Software” for a link to the Technical 
Product Specification where you will find details about specific BIOS setup screens.
Starting Setup
To enter the BIOS Setup using a keyboard (or emulated keyboard); 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 Utility is entered, the Main screen is displayed. However, serious errors 
cause the system to display the Error Manager screen instead of the Main screen.
Setup Navigation 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 5. BIOS Setup: Keyboard Command Bar
Key Option Description
<Enter> Execute Command The <Enter> key is used to activate submenus 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.