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Menu Selection Bar 
The Menu Selection Bar is located at the top of the screen and displays the major menu selections 
available to the user. 
Table 7.  Menu Selection Bar 
Main Advanced Security Server Boot Exit 
Allocates 
resources for 
hardware 
components 
Configures 
advanced 
features 
available 
through the 
chipset 
Sets and clears 
passwords and 
security features
Information on 
Vendor, 
Processor, 
Memory, 
Peripherals, and 
BIOS 
Selects boot 
options and 
power supply 
controls 
Saves or 
discards 
changes to 
Setup program 
options 
 
Main Menu 
You can make the following selections from the Main Menu.  Use the submenus for other 
selections.  
Table 8.  Main Menu Selections 
Feature Choices  Description 
System Time  HH:MM:SS 
Sets the system time (hour, minutes, seconds, on 
24 hour clock). 
System Date  MM/DD/YYYY  Sets the system date (month, day, year). 
Floppy A 
Not installed 
1.44/1.25 MB, 3.5-inch 
2.88 MB 
Selects the diskette type. 
Hard Disk Pre-delay 
Disabled 
3 seconds 
6 seconds 
9 seconds 
12 seconds 
15 seconds 
21 seconds 
30 seconds 
Provides time to allow drives that spin-up slower to 
become ready. 
Primary IDE Master  <Enter>  Displays the IDE device selection.  Enters submenu. 
Primary IDE Slave  <Enter>  Displays IDE device selection.  Enters submenu. 
Secondary IDE Master  <Enter>  Displays IDE device selection.  Enters submenu. 
Secondary IDE Slave  <Enter>  Displays IDE device selection.  Enters submenu. 
Processor Settings  <Enter>  Enters submenu. 
Language 
English (US) 
Spanish 
Italian 
French 
German 
Selects the language displayed by the BIOS. 
When English (US) or one of the other Latin-based 
languages is selected, the full 8-bit ASCII character 
will be redirected in the format selected under the 
serial console redirection submenu.