ASRock IMB-A182P [22/39] Chapter 3 uefi setup utility

Chapter 3: UEFI SETUP UTILITY

3.1 Introduction

This section explains how to use the UEFI SETUP UTILITY to congure

your system. The UEFI chip on the motherboard stores the UEFI SETUP

UTILITY. You may run the UEFI SETUP UTILITY when you start up the

computer. Please press <F2> or <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test

(POST) to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY, otherawise, POST will continue

with its test routines.

If you wish to enter the UEFI SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the sys-

tem by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button

on the system chassis. You may also restart by turning the system off and

then back on.

Because the UEFI software is constantly being updated, the following

UEFI setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and

they may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

3.1.1 UEFI Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

Main For setting system time/date information

Advanced Foradvancedsystemcongurations

Tool Useful tools

H/W Monitor Displays current hardware status

Boot Forconguringbootsettingsandbootpriority

Security For security settings

Exit Exit the current screen or the UEFI Setup Utility