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System Setup Program, Overview, Entering the System Setup Program

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System Setup Program Overview Use the system setup program 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 Before you use the system setup program, 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 make your computer work incorrectly. Entering the System Setup Program 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, the computer cannot acknowledge the keystroke. 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 36) and try again. Safety Instructions 129

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Safety Instructions
129
System Setup Program
Overview
Use the system setup program 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
Before you use the system setup program, 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 make your computer work incorrectly.
Entering the System Setup Program
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 <F2> 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 <F2>. If you
press <F2> before you are prompted, the computer cannot acknowledge the
keystroke.
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 page36) and try
again.