Owners Manual

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System setup
System Setup enables you to manage your desktop hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System Setup, you can:
Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
View the system hardware conguration
Enable or disable integrated devices
Set performance and power management thresholds
Manage your computer security
Topics:
BIOS Overview
System setup options
BIOS Overview
Boot menu
Press <F12> when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the system. Diagnostics
and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system.
This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the system. Using the boot
menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.
The options are:
Legacy Boot:
Internal HDD
Onboard NIC
UEFI Boot:
Windows Boot Manager
Other Options:
BIOS Setup
BIOS Flash Update
Diagnostics
Change Boot Mode Settings
Navigation Keys
The following table displays the system setup navigation keys.
NOTE
: For most of the system setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take eect until you re-start the
system.
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