l View the installed amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed. Entering System Setup 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. 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. System Setup Screens Options List — This field appears on the top of the system setup window. The tabbed options contain features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. Option Field — This field contains information about each option. In this field you can view your current settings and make changes to your settings. Use the right- and left-arrow keys to highlight an option. Press to make that selection active. Help Field — This field provides context sensitive help based on the options selected. Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field. System Setup Options CAUTION: Do not change the settings in system setup unless you are an expert computer user. Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly. NOTE: Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference. NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in even intervals until the system setup screen appears. NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed. System Info Main System Time Displays current time in the format (hh:mm:ss) System Date Displays current date in the format (mm:dd:yy) System Displays the computer model number BIOS Version Shows the BIOS version number and date information Service Tag Displays the service tag of the computer Express service code Displays the express service code of the computer Asset Tag Displays the asset tag for the computer, if present Processor Type Displays the processor type Processor clock speed Displays the processor clock speed L1 cache Displays the amount of processor Level 1 cache L2 Cache Displays the amount of processor Level 2 cache L3 Cache Displays the amount of processor Level 3 cache Installed Memory Indicates the amount of installed memory Memory Speed Indicates the frequency of installed memory Memory Technology Indicates the type of installed memory SATA 0 Displays the SATA drives connected to the SATA 0 connector SATA 1 Displays the SATA drives connected to the SATA 1 connector SATA 2 Displays the SATA drives connected to the SATA 2 connector SATA 3 Displays the SATA drives connected to the SATA 3 connector Keyboard Errors Displays keyboard errors when set to Report. Default is Report Advanced Settings CPU Information Allows you to enable or disable the following functions: l Virtualization (enabled by default) l Cool & Quiet (enabled by default) l C1E (enabled by default) Onboard Device Allows you to set the mode of operation of the following devices on the system board: l GFX/Display Port . x6 — GFX with x16 . x8+Display Port (default) — integrated video card l Surround View — Enable ; Disable (default) l Integrated Audio — Auto; Off; On (default) l Integrated NIC — Off; On (default); On w/PXE; On w/RPL l Video Memory Size — Auto (default); 32 MB; 64 MB; 128 MB; 256 MB; 512 MB l Serial Port #1 — Off; 3F8/IRQ4 (default); 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3 l LPT Port Mode — AT; PS/2 (default); EPP; ECP l LPT Port Address — 378h (default); 278h; 3BCh l USB controller — On (default); Off; No boot l Front Dual USB — On (default); Off l Rear Dual USB — On (default); Off l Rear Quad USB — On (default); Off Sata Configuration Allows you to configure the following: l SATA Operation — IDE; RAID; AHCI (default) l HDD Acoustic Mode — Performance; Suggested; Quiet; Bypass (default) l SATA 0, SATA 1, SATA 2, and SATA 3 — Disable; Enable (default) l External SATA — Disable; Enable (default) l SMART Reporting — Disable; Enable (default) BIOS Events Provides the following options: l View Event Log l Mark all events as read l Clear Event Log l Event Log Statistics System Management Allows you to configure the following: l DASH/ASF Configuration — Disable (default); Alert Only; DASH/ASF l Text Console Redirection — Enabled; Disabled (default) Computrace Allows you to permanently activate or disable the Computrace® service from the computer. Security Unlock Setup Status Indicates if the System Setup is locked or unlocked Admin Password Displays the status of the administrator password System Password Displays the status of the system password Password Lock Allows you to enable the system password to be changed with or without providing the admin password. l Lock (default) — You must provide the admin password to cha...
