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& Access Level

Displays the current access level depending on the type of password protection used. (If no password is

set, the default will display as Administrator.) The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all

BIOS settings; the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all.

2-4 BIOSFeatures

& BootOptionPriorities

Species the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the

rst priority (BootOption#1) and DVD ROM drive as the second priority (BootOption#2). The list only

displays the device with the highest priority for a specic type. For example, only hard drive dened as the

rst priority on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here.

Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prexed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device

list. To boot from an operating system that supports GPT partitioning, select the device prexed with "UEFI:"

string.

Or if you want to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select

the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is prexed with "UEFI:" string.

& HardDrive/CD/DVDROMDrive/FloppyDrive/NetworkDeviceBBSPriorities

Species the boot order for a specic device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, oppy disk drives,

and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press <Enter> on this item to enter the submenu that

presents the devices of the same type that are connected. This item is present only if at least one device

for this type is installed.

& Bootup NumLock State

Enables or disables Numlock feature on the numeric keypad of the keyboard after the POST. (Default:

Enabled)