System setup, Overview, Entering system setup – Dell Latitude E5520M (Early 2011) User Manual

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System Setup

Overview

System Setup allows you to:

change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer.

set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password.

read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed.

CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes

can cause your computer to work incorrectly.

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 the 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 and try again.

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

General

System Information

This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.

System Information

Memory Information

Processor Information

Device Information

Battery Information

Displays the battery status and the type of AC adapter connected to the computer

Boot Sequence

Allows you to change the order in which the computer attempts to find an
operating system.

Diskette Drive

Internal HDD

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