Dell Latitude D500 - Manual (Page 50)

Using the System Setup Program
Overview
NOTE: Your operating system may automatically configure most of the options available in the system setup program,
thus overriding options that you set through the system setup program. (An exception is the External Hot Key option,
which you can disable or enable only through the system setup program.) For more information on configuring features
for your operating system, see your Microsoft® Windows® Help or the Windows Help and Support Center.
You can use the system setup program as follows:
To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your password
To verify information about the computer's current configuration, such as the amount of system memory
After you set up the computer, run the system setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration
information and optional settings. You may want to write down the information for future reference.
NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user or are directed to do so by Dell technical support, do not change the
settings for this program. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.
Viewing the System Setup Screens
1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue
to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.
System Setup Screens
The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for your computer. On each screen, the system
setup options are listed at the left of the screen. To the right of each option is the setting or value for that option. You can
change settings that appear as white type on the screen. Options or values that you cannot change (because they are
determined by the computer) appear less bright.
The upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for the currently highlighted option; the lower-right corner
displays information about the computer. System setup key functions are listed across the bottom of the screen.
The screens display such information as:
System configuration
Boot order
Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings
Basic device configuration settings
Battery charge status
System security and hard-drive password settings