Dell Dimension 9200 Owner's Manual - Page 127

System Setup, Overview, Entering System Setup - bios password

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Environmental Temperature: Operating Storage Relative humidity Maximum vibration: Operating Storage Maximum shock: Operating Storage Altitude: Operating Storage 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F) -40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F) 20% to 80% (noncondensing) 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec (50.8 cm/sec) 27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec (508 cm/sec) -15.2 to 3048 m (-50 to 10,000 ft) -15.2 to 10,668 m (-50 to 35,000 ft) System Setup Overview Use system setup as follows: • To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer • To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password • To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed • To flash the BIOS with an update Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen information for future reference. NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly. Entering System Setup 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear. Appendix 127

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Appendix
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System Setup
Overview
Use system setup as follows:
To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your
computer
To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password
To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed
To flash the BIOS with an update
Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the system setup screen
information for future reference.
NOTICE:
Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes
can cause your computer to work incorrectly.
Entering System Setup
1
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2
When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear.
Environmental
Temperature:
Operating
10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
Storage
–40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity
20% to 80% (noncondensing)
Maximum vibration:
Operating
0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 0.5 octave/min
Storage
0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1 octave/min
Maximum shock:
Operating
bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 20 inches/sec
(50.8 cm/sec)
Storage
27-G faired square wave with a velocity change of 200 inches/sec
(508 cm/sec)
Altitude:
Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage
–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)