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, access the Help and Support Center. Click Start
or
→
Help and
Support
.
You can use
the
system setup program
as follows
to:
•
Set
or
change user-selectable features—for example, your computer
password
•
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
futur
e
r
e
fer
ence.
The
system setup screens display
the
current setup
information
and settings
for
your computer,
such
as:
•
System
configuration
•
Boot
order
•
Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration
settings
•
Basic
device-configuration
settin
gs
•
System security and hard-drive password
settings
NOTICE:
Unless you are an expert computer user or are directed to do so by Dell technical support, do
not
change the system setup settings. Certain changes might make your computer work
incorrectly
.
V
i
ewing
the System Setup
Screens
1
Turn
on
(or
restart) your
computer.
2
When
the DELL™
logo appears, press
<F2>
immediately.
If
you wait too long and the
Windows
logo appears,
continue
to
wa
it
until
you see
the
W
i
ndows
desktop. Then shut down
your
computer and
try again.
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