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Using the Setup Utility
Viewing system information and model 
information
To view general hardware information about your 
computer, select the 
System Information
 option from the 
Setup Main Menu. The items displayed in the System 
Information menu are not configurable. 
Setup automatically updates this menu when you do 
either of the following:
•
Add or change hardware on your computer
•
Make changes to other menus in Setup and save 
those changes
To view other computer information such as the model 
number, serial number, and the BIOS version and date, 
select the 
Model Information 
option from the Setup Main 
Menu. Like in the System Information menu, the items 
displayed are not configurable.
Changing parameter settings
In the Setup menus, all configuration information that 
you can change is enclosed in brackets like these: [ ]. 
You cannot change any information that is not enclosed 
in brackets. Use the up- or down-arrow keys to highlight 
options then press 
Enter
 to display a menu. When 
changing the setting of a particular parameter, highlight 
the setting then use the left- or right-arrow key to 
change the setting. Refer to the Setup Utility help for 
details on the configurable parameters in each menu.
Loading the default settings
When you purchase an Aptiva computer, it is already 
configured for use. The original configuration settings, 
also called 
factory 
or
 default settings
, are stored in the 
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