Dell Inspiron 3700 User Manual

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Options

The box on the left half of screens 1, 2, and 4 lists options that define the installed hardware in your computer and the power conservation
and security features for your computer.

Fields next to the options contain settings or values. You can change those values that appear bright on the screen. Options or values that
you cannot change (because they are determined or calculated by the computer) appear less bright.

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Help

The box on the upper-right half of screens 1, 2, and 4 displays help information for the option with a currently highlighted field.

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Computer data

The box in the lower-right corner of screens 1, 2, and 4 displays information about your computer.

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Key functions

The line of boxes across the bottom of all screens lists keys and their functions within the System Setup program.

 Page 1 Options

See

Figure 1

and

Table 1

for an explanation of the options and settings on Page 1 of the System Setup program.

 Figure 1. Page 1 of the System Setup Program

 Table 1. Page 1 Options of the System Setup Program

Option

Function

Time

Resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes:seconds).

NOTE: If a network server controls the time reflected by the Time option, changing this option has no effect.

A change to the Time option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required). However, you must reboot to make the
change apparent to the operating system.

Date

Resets the date on the computer's internal calendar.

Your computer automatically displays the day of the week corresponding to the settings in the three fields that follow
(month, day-of-the-month, and year).

A change to the Date option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required). However, you must reboot to make the
change apparent to the operating system.

To change the date, press the right-arrow key to increase the number in the highlighted field, or press the left-arrow key
to decrease the number. If you prefer, you can type in numbers in the month and day-of-the-month fields.

Primary Hard Drive

Displays the capacity of the computer's internal hard-disk drive. This option does not have any user-selectable settings.

NOTE: The optional second or third hard-disk drives do not appear in this option, even if installed.

Diskette Drive A

Identifies the location of the 3.5-inch diskette drive: Modular Bay, Parallel Port, or Not Installed. No user-selectable
settings are available for this option.

Diskette Drive B

Identifies the location of a second 3.5-inch diskette drive: Parallel Port, Modular Bay, or Not Installed. No user-
selectable settings are available for this option.

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