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System Setup Program
Dell™Dimension™XPSSeriesServiceManual
Overview
Entering the System Setup Program
Clearing Forgotten Passwords
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Overview
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The system setup program contains the standard settings for your computer.
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You can use the system setup program as follows:
l To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer
l To set or change user-selectable options—for example, the user password
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Dell recommends that you write down the system setup program screen information for future reference.
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Entering the System Setup Program
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Viewing Settings
1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. WhentheblueDELL™logoappears,press<F2>immediately.
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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.
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See the following figure for an example of the main program screen.
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NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes might make your computer work
incorrectly.