DFI P2XBL/E User manual

P2XBL/e
Rev. A+
System Board
Carte Mère Manuel
System-Platine
Users Manual
Pour Utilisateur
Benutzerhandbuch
36510838

Copyright
This publication contains information that is protected by copyright. No part of it may
be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any transformation/
adaptation without the prior written permission from the copyright holders.
This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The manufacturer makes
no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual and
specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for any particular purpose.The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results
of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this
publication and make changes to its contents at any time, without obligation to notify
any person or entity of such revisions or changes.
© 1998. All Rights Reserved.
Trademarks
Microsoft®MS-DOS®, WindowsTM and Windows®95 are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. Intel®, Pentium®II and CeleronTM are registered trademarks of
Intel Corporation. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other
trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the
properties of their respective holders.
Caution:
Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturers instructions.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission
limits.

Table of Contents / Sommaire / Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications...................................................................
1.2 Package Checklist ......................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout ..............................................................................
2.2 DIP Switch Settings of the Processors .........................................
2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data.................................
2.4 Jumper Settings for CPU Front Side Bus ....................................
2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse.....................
2.6 Connectors ....................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Utility ........................................
3.2 Setting the Date and Time...................................................................
3.3 Selecting the Hard Drive and Floppy Drive Type...................
3.4 Selecting the Drive to be Searched First for an
Operating System ......................................................................................
3.5 Setting the External System Bus Clock of the Processor ..
3.6 Selecting an IRQ for the External Modem .................................
3.7 Selecting the Method of Powering-off the System .................
3.8 Selecting PWR Lost Resume State .................................................
3.9 Loading Fail-Safe Settings/Optimal Settings ...............................
3.10 Selecting the Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse Function ................
3.11 Setting the Supervisor/User Password .........................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Utility .................................................................................................................
Appendix A - System Error Messages
A.1 POST Beep.....................................................................................................
A.2 Error Messages .............................................................................................
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Note:
The users manual in the provided CD contains detailed information
about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesnt
match those shown in this manual, this manual should always be
regarded as the most updated version. To view the users manual,
insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board
Utility CD) will appear. Click Users Manual.

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1.1 Features and Specifications
Caractéristiques et Spécifications
Leistungsmerkmale und Technische Daten
1.1.1 Features / Caractéristiques / Leistungsmerkmale
Chipset
 Intel440BX AGPset
Processor
 233/66MHz, 266/66MHz, 300/66MHz, 333/66MHz,
350/100MHz, 400/100MHz or 450/100MHz PentiumII
processor with 512KB L2 cache
 266/66MHz, 300/66MHz, 300A/66MHz or 333/66MHz
Intel CeleronTM processor
System Memory
The system board supports 8MB to 384MB memory. It is equipped
with three 168-pin DIMM sockets using x64/x72 unbuffered PC
SDRAM, 3.3V. The PC SDRAMs supported are PC-66 SDRAM for
66MHz FSB and PC-100 SDRAM for 100MHz FSB. The system
board also supports EC and ECC (uses x72 PC SDRAM).
Expansion Slots
The system board is equipped with 1 dedicated AGP slot, 3
dedicated PCI slots, 2 dedicated 16-bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI/
ISA slot. All PCI and ISA slots are bus masters.
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier.
ATX Single Deck Ports
 2 DB-9 serial ports
Chapter 1 - Introduction / Introduction / Einleitung
DIMMs
1MBx64/x72
2MBx64/x72
4MBx64/x72
Memory Size
8MB
16MB
32MB
DIMMs
8MBx64/x72
16MBx64/x72
Memory Size
64MB
128MB

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 1 DB-25 parallel port
 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
 1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
Connectors
 2 connectors for external USB ports
 1 connector for IrDA interface
 2 IDE connectors
 1 floppy connector
 1 20-pin ATX power supply connector
 1 3-pin WOL (Wake-On-LAN) connector
 1 SB-LINK connector
PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
 Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices
 Ultra DMA/33 supported (Synchronous Ultra DMA mode - data
transfer rate up to a maximum of 33MB/sec.)
 PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up
to 16.6MB/sec.)
 Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
 ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP supported
IrDA Interface
The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices. It
supports peripheral devices that meet the IrDA or ASKIR standard.
USB Ports
The system board is equipped with two USB ports. USB allows
data exchange between your computer and a wide range of
simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
BIOS
 Award BIOS, Windows95 Plug and Play compatible
 Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
1.1.2 Intelligence / Intelligence / Intelligente Ausstattungsteile
Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the BIOS setup, this switch will allow
your system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.
External Modem Ring-on
The Modem Ring-on feature allows the system that is in the
Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to
respond to incoming calls. This feature supports external modem
only.

Introduction
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RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.
Wake-On-LAN Ready
The Wake-On-LAN function allows the network to remotely wake
up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC.Your LAN card must support
the remote wakeup function.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA (minimum).
Wake-On-Keyboard/Wake-On-Mouse
This function allows you to use the keyboard or mouse to power-on
the system. Refer to sections 2.5 (chapter 2) and 3.8 (chapter 3) for
more information.
Important:
The power button will not function once a keyboard password
has been set in the KB Power On Password field of the
Integrated Peripherals setup. You must type the password to
power-on the system.
Virus Protection
Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table of
your hard disk drive.
1.2 Package Checklist
Liste de Vérification de lEmballage
Verpackungsliste
The system board package contains the following items:
 The system board
 A users manual
 One 40-pin IDE hard disk cable
 One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
 One CD
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

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2.1 System Board Layout
Position de la Carte Système
Aufbau der Hauptplatine
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
Installation du Matériel
Installation der Hardware

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Hardware Installation
2.2 DIP Switch Settings of the Processors
Positionnement des Cavaliers des Processeurs
DIP Schaltereinstellungen für den Prozessor
The table below shows the supported processors and their
corresponding DIP switch settings.
In the example above:
Switch 1: Off
Switch 2: Off
Switch 3: On
Switch 4: On
Note:
Intel Pentium

II processor or Intel CeleronTM processor supports VID
(Voltage Identification). The switching voltage regulator on the system
board will automatically set the voltage regulator according to the voltage
of the processor.
SW1
233MHz 350MHz 3.5x
266MHz 400MHz 4x
300MHz 450MHz 4.5x
333MHz Future
processor 5x
Processor SW1
66MHz 100MHz
Frequency
Ratio
Future
processor 5.5x
Processor SW1
66MHz 100MHz
Frequency
Ratio
Future
processor Future processor
Future
processor Future processor
Future
processor Future processor
Future
processor Future processor
6x
6.5x
7x
7.5x
8x
Future
processor Future processor
Future
processor

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2.3 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
Positionnement des Cavaliers pour Effacer les Données
CMOS
Jumpereinstellungen zum Löschen der CMOS Daten
Jumper JP2 - CMOS Clear
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.
1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set JP2 pins 2 and 3 to On.Wait for a few seconds and set JP2 back
to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system.
1-2 On:
Normal (default)
2-3 On:
Clear CMOS Data
JP2

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2.5 Jumper Settings for Wake-On-Keyboard/Mouse
Positionnement des Cavaliers pour Réveil-Sur-Clavier/
Souris
Jumpereinstellungen für die Wake-On Tastatur/Maus
Jumper JP3 - Wake-on-Keyboard/Mouse
To use the keyboard or mouse to
power-on the system, please follow
the steps below.
1. Make sure JP3 is set to 2-3 On.
2 Set Keyboard/Mouse Power On
in the Integrated Peripherals setup
of the Award BIOS to Enabled.
Refer to section 3.10 (chapter 3)
for more information.
2.4 Jumper Settings for CPU Front Side Bus
Positionnement des cavaliers pour le bus frontal du
processeur
Jumpereinstellungen fuer CPU Vorderseitenbus
The default is set at 1-2 On, Auto.
The system will automatically set the
bus speed according to the FSB of
the processor. If it is Off, FSB is set
to 100MHz.
Warning:
If you set JP1 to Off for 66MHz
FSB processor, it will provide
better system performance.
However, we do not guarantee
that the system will work
properly.
JP1
JP3
On : Auto(default) Off : 100MHz

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2.6 Connectors / Connecteurs / Anschlüsse
2.6.1 Floppy Disk Drive Controller and IDE Interface
Contrôleur de Lecteur de Disquette et Interface IDE
Diskettenlaufwerkcontroller und IDE Interface
Important:
If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive
that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to
Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and
cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.
J7 : FDC
J11 :Primary IDE
J10 : Secondary IDE
1-2 On: Disable (default) 2-3 On: Enable
Warning:
1. The power button will not function once a keyboard
password has been set in the KB Power On Password
field of the Integrated Peripherals setup. You must type
the password to power-on the system.
2. The 5VSB power source of your power supply must
support ≥ 720mA (minimum).

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2.6.3 CPU Fan Connector
Connecteur du Ventilateur de CPU
CPU Kühlung Anschluß
J3
Pin
1
2
3
Function
Ground
+12V
N. C.
2.6.2 IrDA Connector
Connecteur IrDA
IrDA Anschlüsse
J14
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
Function
IRTX
Ground
IRRX
N.C.
VCC

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2.6.5 Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Connector
Connecteur Réveil-Sur-LAN (WOL)
Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Anschluß
J15
Pin
1
2
3
Function
+5VSB (720mA)
Ground
Signal
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥ 720mA (minimum).
2.6.4 Chassis Fan Connector
Connecteur de Châssis de Ventilateur
Anschluß Kühlungsgehäuse
J4
Pin
1
2
3
Function
Ground
+12V
N. C.

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2.6.7 LEDs and Switches
Commutateurs et LED
LEDs und Schalter
2.6.6 SB-LINK Connector
Connecteur de SB-LINK
Anschluß SB-LINK
J9
J16
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
Function
PC-PCI-GNTx
DGND
Key
PC-PCI-REQx
DGND
SERIRQ

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Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Pin Assignment
ATX Power
Ground
Open
HDD LED Power
HDD
Open
Green LED Power
Green
Open
PWRBT
Ground
Open
SMI
Ground
Open
H/W Reset
Ground
Open
Speaker Data
N. C.
Ground
Speaker Power
Open
LED Power
N. C.
Ground
Keylock
Ground
Use pins 24 to 26
for the Power LED.
SB-LED
(ATX power LED)
HD-LED
(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)
G-LED
(Green LED)
ATX-SW
(ATX power switch)
G-SW
(Green switch)
RESET
(Reset switch)
SPEAKER
(Speaker connector)
KEYLOCK
(Keylock and Power LED
connector)
Important:
ATX-SW (ATX Power Switch) - Depending on the setting in the BIOS
setup, this switch is a dual function power button that will allow
your system to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode. Refer to section
3.7 (chapter 3) for more information.

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2.6.8 Power Connector
Connecteur dAlimentation
Netzanschluß
J1
Important:
Your power supply must meet the ATX specification - supporting
3.3V/14A (minimum), otherwise your system will not boot properly.
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Function
3.3V/14A
3.3V/14A
COM
+5V
COM
+5V
COM
PW-OK
5VSB
+12V
Pin
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Function
3.3V/14A
-12V
COM
PS-ON
COM
COM
COM
-5V
+5V
+5V

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE SETTINGS
LOAD OPTIMAL SETTINGS
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USERPASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Esc
F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup ↑↓→←
(Shift) F2 : Select Item
: Change Color
3.1 Entering the Award BIOS Setup Utility
Entrer Dans lUtilitaire de Configuration du Award BIOS
Aufruf des AWARD BIOS Konfigurationsprogramms
Power-on the system and press <Del> to enter the utility.The main
program screen will appear.
Allumez le Système et appuyez sur <Del> pour entrer dans
lutilitaire. Lécran du programme principal apparaîtra.
Zum Aufrufen des Konfigurationsprogramms drücken Sie während
des Startvorgangs die Taste <Del>. Ein Bildschirm ähnlich dem
folgenden erscheint.
Chapter 3 - Award BIOS Setup Utility
Utilitaire de Configuration du Award BIOS
AWARD BIOS Konfigurationsprogramm

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Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.2 Setting the Date and Time
Paramétrage de la Date et de lHeure
Einstellen des Datums und der Zeit
1. Select Standard CMOS Setup in the main program screen and
press <Enter>.
Sélectionnez Standard CMOS Setup dans lécran du programme
principal et appuyez sur <Entrée>.
Standard CMOS Setup in dem Hauptbildschirm auswählen, und
die Eingabetaste (Enter) drücken.
2. Set the correct date and time in the Date and Time fields
respectively.
Sélectionnez la date et lheure correcte dans les champs Date
et Time respectivement.
Jeweils korrekte Werte in die Eingabefelder Date (Datum) und
Time (Zeit) eingeben.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon, Jul 27 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13: 27: 50
HARD DISKS
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave
TYPE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
SIZE
0
0
0
0
CYLS
0
0
0
0
HEAD
0
0
0
0
PRECOMP
0
0
0
0
LANDZ
0
0
0
0
SECTOR
0
0
0
0
MODE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt on : All Errors
Base Memory : 640K
Extended Memory : 64512K
Other Memory : 384K
Total Memory : 65536K
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
↑↓→← : Select Item
: Change(Shift)F2
:
:
:
:
Esc
F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup

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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Mon July 27 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 13: 27: 50
HARD DISKS
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Secondary Master
Secondary Slave
TYPE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
SIZE
0
0
0
0
CYLS
0
0
0
0
HEAD
0
0
0
0
PRECOMP
0
0
0
0
LANDZ
0
0
0
0
SECTOR
0
0
0
0
MODE
Auto
Auto
Auto
Auto
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt on : All Errors
Base Memory : 640K
Extended Memory : 64512K
Other Memory : 384K
Total Memory : 65536K
PU/PD/+/- : Modify
↑↓→← : Select Item
: Change(Shift)F2
:
:
:
:
Esc
F10 : Quit : Save & Exit Setup
3.3 Selecting the Hard Drive and Floppy Drive Type
Sélectionnez le Type de Disque Dur et de Lecteur de
Disquette
Auswahl der Festplatte und des Diskettenlaufwerks
1. Select Standard CMOS Setup in the main program screen and
press <Enter>.
Sélectionnez Standard CMOS Setup dans lécran du programme
principal et appuyez sur <Entrée>.
Standard CMOS Setup in dem Hauptbildschirm auswählen, und
die Eingabetaste (Enter) drücken.
2. Select Auto for the hard disk drive(s) installed in your system.
The BIOS will auto-detect the HDD & CD-ROM drive at the
POST stage and show the IDE for the HDD & CD-ROM drive.
If a hard disk has not been installed, select None and press
<Enter>.
Sélectionnez Auto pour le(s) disque(s) dur(s) installés dans
votre système. Le BIOS détectera automatiquement le Disque
Dur et le Lecteur CD-ROM durant la phase POST et affichera
lIDE du Disque Dur et du Lecteur CD-ROM. Si aucun disque
dur na été installé, sélectionnez None et appuyez sur <entrée>.
Im Eintrag Hard Disk Drive(s) (Festplatte) Auto auswählen.
Das Programm entdeckt die Festplatte sowie das CD-ROM
Laufwerk während der Initialisierung automatisch. Ist keine
Festplatte installiert, aktivieren Sie den Eintrag None.
Eingabetaste (Enter) drücken.

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3. Set the type of floppy drive installed in the Drive A and Drive
B fields. The options are None, 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and
2.88M.
Paramétrez le type de lecteur de disquette installé dans les
champs Drive A et Drive B. Les options sont None, 360K,
1.2M, 720K, 1.44M et 2.88M.
Im Eintrag Floppy Drive (Diskettenlaufwerk) wählen Sie Drive
A (Laufwerk A) und Drive B (Laufwerk B). Die Optionen sind
None (Kein), 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M und 2.88M.
3.4 Selecting the Drive to be Searched First for an
Operating System
Sélectionner le Lecteur qui doit être Détecté en
premier par un Système dExploitation
Auswahl des Bootlaufwerks
1. Select BIOS Features Setup in the main program screen and
press <Enter>.
Sélectionnez BIOS Features Setup dans lécran de programme
principal et appuyez sur <Entrée>.
BIOS Features Setup in dem Hauptbildschirm auswählen, und
die Eingabetaste (Enter) drücken.
2. Select the drive to be searched first in the Boot Sequence field.
The default is A, C, SCSI. The other options are: C, A, SCSI; C,
CDROM, A; CDROM, C, A; D, A, SCSI; E, A, SCSI; F, A, SCSI;
SCSI, A, C; SCSI, C, A; C only and LS120/ZIP, C.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Virus Warning
CPU L1 Cache
CPU L2 Cache
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
Quick Power On Self Test
Boot Sequence
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
: Disabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: Enabled
: A, C, SCSI
: Disabled
: Disabled
:On
: Disabled
:6
: 250
: Setup
: Disabled
: Non-OS2
: Disabled
ESC
F1
F5
F6
F7
: Quit
: Help
: Old Values
: Load Fail-Safe Settings
: Load Optimal Settings
↑↓→←
PU/PD/+/-
(Shift) F2
: Select Item
: Modify
: Color