Dell Inspiron 530 Owner's Manual - Page 188

Entering System Setup 1 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear. 3 Once this F2 prompt appears, press immediately. NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press . If you press before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost. 4 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 (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 106) and try again. System Setup Screens The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the options list, active options field, and key functions. System Info Item Help Options List - This field appears on the left side of the system setup window. The field is a scrolled list containing features that define the configuration of your computer, including installed hardware, power conservation, and security features. Option Field - Scroll up and down the list with the up- and downarrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the Option Field displays more information about that option and the option's current and available settings. 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. Key Functions - This field appears at the bottom of the screen. This lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field. 188 Appendix