Dell Inspiron 530S Owner's Manual - Page 186

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 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 upand down-arrow 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. System Setup Options 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 BIOS Info Service Tag CPU Info Shows the BIOS version number and date information. Shows the service tag of the computer. Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache. 186 Appendix