System setup options – Dell XPS 8500 (Early 2012) User Manual

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Setup Item — This field appears on

Help Screen — This field appears on the

the left side of the system setup

right side of the system setup window and

window. The field is a scrollable list

contains information about each option

containing features that define the

listed in the Setup Item. In this field you

configuration of your computer,

can view information about your computer

including installed hardware, power

and make changes to your current settings.

conservation, and security features.

Press the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to

Scroll up and down the list with the

highlight an option. Press <Enter> to

up- and down-arrow keys. As an option make that selection active and return to

is highlighted, the Help Screen

the Setup Item.

displays more information about that

NOTE:

Not all settings listed in the Setup

option and available settings.

Item are changeable.

Key Functions — This field appears below the Help Screen and lists keys and their

functions within the active system setup field.

System Setup Options

NOTE:

Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this

section may appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

Main

System Information

BIOS Revision

Displays the BIOS version number

BIOS Build Date

Displays the BIOS build date in

mm/dd/yyyy format

System Name

Displays the marketing name of the

system

System Time

Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss

format

System Date

Displays the current date in week

mm/dd/yyyy format

Service Tag

Displays the service tag of the computer

when the service tag is present
Displays a field to input the service tag

manually when the service tag is absent

System Setup Utility

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