System setup screens, System setup options – Dell Alienware 18 (Mid 2013) User Manual

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Setup

System Setup Screens

The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for
your computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the

setup item

,

active

help screen

, and

key functions

.

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.

Setup Item

— This field appears

on the left side of the system setup
window. The field is a scrollable list
containing features that define the
configuration of your computer,
including installed hardware, power
conservation, and security features.

Scroll up and down the list with the
up- and down-arrow keys. As an
option is highlighted, the

Help

Screen

displays more

information about that option and
available settings.

Help Screen

— This field appears on the right

side of the system setup window and contains
information about each option listed in the

Setup Item

. In this field you can view

information about your computer and make
changes to your current settings.

Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight an
option. Press <Enter> to make that selection
active and return to the

Setup Item

.

NOTE: Not all settings listed in the

Setup

Item

are changeable.

Key Functions

— This field appears below the

Help Screen

and lists keys and

their functions within the active system setup field.

Main Menu

System Time (hh:mm:ss)

Displays the system time.

System Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Displays the system date.

BIOS Version

Displays the BIOS version.

Product Name

Displays the model number of your
computer.

Service Tag

Displays the service tag of your computer.

Asset Tag

Displays the Asset Tag of your computer.

CPU Type

Displays the type of processor installed.

CPU Speed

Displays the speed of the processor.

CPU ID

Displays the processor identification value.

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