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Back to Contents Page System Setup Dell™ OptiPlex™ 380 Service Manual-Mini-Tower Boot Menu Navigation Keystrokes Entering System Setup System Setup Simulation System Setup Menu Options Boot Menu Press when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. The options listed are: Internal HDD CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Onboard NIC BIOS Setup Diagnostics This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Using the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS. Navigation Keystrokes Use the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens. Action Expand and collapse field Expand or collapse all fields Exit BIOS Change a setting Select field to change Cancel modification Reset defaults Navigation Keystrokes , left- or right-arrow key, or +/- Keystroke < > -Remain in Setup, Save/Exit, Discard/Exit Left or right-arrow key or Load Defaults menu option Entering System Setup Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options: l Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing l Access System Setup by pressing Menu Press when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. Diagnostics and Enter Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Making changes in the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS. Press to enter System Setup and make changes to user-definable settings. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press when the keyboard lights first flash. System Setup Menu Options NOTE: System Setup options may vary depending on your computer and may not appear in the exact same order. General System Board Displays the following information: l System information: Displays BIOS Info,, System Info, Service Tag, Express Service Code, Asset Tag, Manufacture Date, and the Ownership Date.. l Memory information: Displays Installed Memory, Usable Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, Memory Technology, DIMM_1 Size, DIMM_2 Size, DIMM_3 Size, and DIMM_4 Size. . l Processor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID, Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable and HT Capable 64-bit Technology.. l PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.

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System Setup
Dell™ OptiPlex™ 380 Service Manual—
Mini-Tower
Boot Menu
Navigation Keystrokes
Entering System Setup
System Setup Simulation
System Setup Menu Options
Boot Menu
Press <F12> when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one
-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer.
The options listed are:
Internal HDD
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
Onboard NIC
BIOS Setup
Diagnostics
This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Using the boot menu does not
make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.
Navigation Keystrokes
Use the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens.
Entering System Setup
Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options:
l
Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing <F12>
l
Access System Setup by pressing <F2>
<F12> Menu
Press <F12> when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one
-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer.
Diagnostics
and
Enter Setup
options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer. This menu is useful
when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Making changes in the boot menu does not make any
changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.
<F2>
Press <F2> to enter System Setup and make changes to user-definable settings. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press <F2> when
the keyboard lights first flash.
System Setup Menu Options
Navigation Keystrokes
Action
Keystroke
Expand and collapse field
<Enter>, left- or right-arrow key, or +/
Expand or collapse all fields
< >
Exit BIOS
<Esc>
Remain in Setup, Save/Exit, Discard/Exit
Change a setting
Left or right-arrow key
Select field to change
<Enter>
Cancel modification
<Esc>
Reset defaults
<Alt><F> or
Load Defaults
menu option
NOTE
: System Setup options may vary depending on your computer and may not appear in the exact same order.
General
System
Board
Displays the following information:
l
System information: Displays
BIOS Info,
,
System Info, Service Tag,
Express Service Code,
Asset Tag, Manufacture Date,
and the
Ownership Date..
l
Memory information: Displays
Installed Memory
,
Usable Memory,
Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, Memory Technology,
DIMM_1 Size,
DIMM_2 Size,
DIMM_3 Size,
and
DIMM_4 Size.
.
l
Processor information: Displays the
Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID,
Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable
and
HT Capable 64-bit Technology..
l
PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.