Owners Manual

System Setup

System Setup enables you to manage your computer 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 configuration

• Enable or disable integrated devices

• Set performance and power management thresholds

• Manage your computer security

Topics:

• Boot Sequence

• Navigation keys

• System Setup options

• Updating the BIOS

• Jumper settings

• System and setup password

Boot Sequence

Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup‐defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example:

optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:

• Access System Setup by pressing F2 key

• Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12 key

The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot-menu options are:

Table 1. Boot Sequence

Option Description

Legacy Boot

• ST2000DM001–1ER164

• CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive

• Onboard NIC

UEFI Boot Windows Boot Manager

Other options

• BIOS Setup

• BIOS Flash Update

• Diagnostics

• Intel (R) Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx)

• Change Boot Mode Settings

The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

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 effect until you

restart the system.

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