System setup, Overview, Entering system setup – Dell XPS 600 User Manual

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Appendix

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System Setup

Overview

Use system setup as follows:

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

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

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

Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen
information for future reference.

NOTICE:

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

changes can make your computer work incorrectly.

Entering System Setup

1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the blue DELL™ logo appears, press <F2> immediately.

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 69) 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, the active
options field, and key functions.

Altitude:

Operating

–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)

Storage

–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

Environmental (continued)

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