System setup, Overview, Entering system setup – Dell Precision T1500 (Late 2009) User Manual

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System Setup

Dell Precision™ Workstation T1500 Service Manual

  

Overview

  

Entering System Setup

  

System Setup Options

  

Boot Menu

 

Overview

Use System Setup as follows:

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

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

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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.

 

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.

4.

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft

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Windows

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desktop. Then, shut down your

computer and try again.

 

System Setup Options

CAUTION:

Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can make your computer work

incorrectly.

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.

NOTE:

Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not be present or may not appear exactly as listed.

 

System Information

System Info

Displays the computer model name.

BIOS Info

Display the BIOS revision.

Service Tag

Displays the computer service tag.

Asset Tag

Displays the asset tag.

Processor Type

Displays the type of processor.

Processor Speed

Displays the speed of the processor.

Processor L2 cache

Displays the processor L2 cache size.

Memory Installed

Displays the total memory size.

Memory Available

Displays the memory available in the system.

Memory Speed

Displays the memory speed.

Memory Channel Mode

Displays the memory channel modes.

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Single

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Dual

Memory Technology

Displays the type of memory used in the computer.

Standard CMOS Features

System Time

Sets the time on your computer.

System Date

Sets the date on your computer.

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