Service Manual
Keys Navigation
NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.
Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message
that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
BIOS overview
CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS Setup program. Certain changes can
make your computer work incorrectly.
NOTE: Before you change BIOS Setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS Setup program screen
information for future reference.
Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes:
• Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
• Change the system conguration information.
• Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, and enabling or disabling base devices.
Entering BIOS setup program
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately.
NOTE
: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for
it, and then press F2. If you press F2 before the F2 prompt, this keystroke is lost. If you wait too long and the operating
system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the desktop. Then, turn o your computer and try again.
System Setup Options
NOTE
: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 6. System setup options—Main menu
Main
System Time Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
System Date Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version number.
Product Name Displays the product name.
Service Tag Enables you to enter the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of your computer.
CPU Type Displays the CPU type.
CPU Speed Displays the speed of the CPU.
CPU ID Displays the CPU identication code.
Cache L1 Displays the processor L1 cache size.
Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size.
First HDD Displays the primary hard disk.
AC Adapter Type Displays the AC adapter type.
System Memory Displays the total computer memory installed.
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