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Appendix
Entering System Setup
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2
prompt to appear.
3 Once this F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.
NOTE:
The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can
appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press <F2>. If you
press <F2> before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost.
4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait
until you see the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop. Then, shut down your
computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 106) and try again.
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 options list, active options field, and key functions.
System Info Item Help
Options List — This
field appears on the
left side of the
system setup window.
The field is a scrolled
list containing
features that define
the configuration of
your computer,
including installed
hardware, power
conservation, and
security features. Option Field — Scroll
up and down the list
with the up- and down-
arrow keys. As an option
is highlighted, the
Option Field displays
more information about
that option and the
option’s current and
available settings. This field contains
information about each
option. In this field you
can view your current
settings and make
changes to your settings.
Use the right and left
arrow keys to highlight
an option. Press
<Enter> to make that
selection active.
Key Functions — This field appears at the bottom of the screen. This lists
keys and their functions within the active system setup field.
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