Dell Inspiron 2500 - Manual (Page 39)

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System Setup Program
Dell™ Inspiron™ 2500 Systems
Standard Settings
System Setup Program Pages
Viewing the System Setup Program Pages
Standard Settings
The system setup program contains the standard settings for your computer.
System Setup Program Pages
The system setup screens are organized into the following sections:
l The menu bar at the top provides access to the main program screens:
¡ Main provides settings for the basic computer configuration.
¡ System Devices provides detailed settings for some computer features.
¡ Security provides indications and settings for user and setup passwords.
¡ Boot provides information about how the computer starts.
¡ Exit provides selections for saving and loading the program settings.
l The left side lists configuration options and their settings for the hardware installed in your computer.
You can change settings enclosed in brackets, but not those that are grayed out. Options identified by an arrowhead (>) provide access to submenus.
See the following figure for an example of the Main screen of the program.
Viewing the System Setup Program Pages
1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, don't change the settings for this program. Certain changes might make your computer work
incorrectly.
HINT: To see information about a specific item, highlight the item and refer to the Item Specific Help area on the screen.
HINT: External USB keyboards function only when a Windows® operating system is running.