Dell Inspiron 1545 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 308

Entering the System Setup Program 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. 3 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. Working With Options on the System Setup Program Screen FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about a specific item on a system setup program screen, highlight the item and see the Help area on the screen. On each screen, the system setup options are listed at the left. To the right of each option is the setting or value for that option. You can change settings that appear as white type on the screen. Options or values that you cannot change (because they are determined by the computer) appear less bright. The upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for the currently highlighted option. The lower-right corner displays information about the computer. System setup key functions are listed across the bottom of the screen. The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for your computer, such as: • System configuration • Boot order • Boot (start-up) configuration • Basic device configuration settings • System security and hard drive password settings 308 System Setup