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System setup options, Advanced BIOS Features

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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 off 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 3. System setup options-Main menu Main System Date System Time BIOS Information BIOS Version Build Date Product Information Product Name Set Service Tag Asset Tag ME Information ME Firmware version EC Information EC Firmware Version Memory Information Total Memory Memory Available Memory Technology Memory Speed CPU Information Processor Type Processor ID CPU Speed Cache L2 Cache L3 Device Information First HDD PCIe SSD-1 Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format. Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format. Displays the BIOS version number. Displays the BIOS release date. Displays the product name. Default: Alienware Area-51 R5. Allows you to enter the service tag of your computer. Displays the asset tag of your computer. Displays the Management Engine firmware version. Displays the Embedded Controller firmware version. Displays the total computer memory installed. Displays the amount of memory available on the computer. Displays the type of memory technology used. Displays the memory speed. Displays the processor type Displays the processor identification code. Displays the CPU speed. Displays the processor L2 cache size. Displays the processor L3 cache size. Displays the first HDD device information. Displays the PCIe SSD device information. Table 4. System setup options-Advanced menu Advanced Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Recovery via Hard Drive Allows you to store the recovery image file on the primary hard drive. Default: Enabled. 113

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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 off 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 3. System setup options—Main menu
Main
System Date
Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
System Time
Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
BIOS Information
BIOS Version
Displays the BIOS version number.
Build Date
Displays the BIOS release date.
Product Information
Product Name
Displays the product name. Default: Alienware Area-51 R5.
Set Service Tag
Allows you to enter the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag
Displays the asset tag of your computer.
ME Information
ME Firmware version
Displays the Management Engine firmware version.
EC Information
EC Firmware Version
Displays the Embedded Controller firmware version.
Memory Information
Total Memory
Displays the total computer memory installed.
Memory Available
Displays the amount of memory available on the computer.
Memory Technology
Displays the type of memory technology used.
Memory Speed
Displays the memory speed.
CPU Information
Processor Type
Displays the processor type
Processor ID
Displays the processor identification code.
CPU Speed
Displays the CPU speed.
Cache L2
Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Cache L3
Displays the processor L3 cache size.
Device Information
First HDD
Displays the first HDD device information.
PCIe SSD-1
Displays the PCIe SSD device information.
Table 4. System setup options—Advanced menu
Advanced
Advanced BIOS Features
BIOS Recovery via Hard Drive
Allows you to store the recovery image file on the primary hard
drive. Default: Enabled.
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