System setup, Overview, Entering system setup – Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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System Setup

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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 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 and try again.

System Setup Options

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.

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