Dell Inspiron 2500 Solutions Guide - Page 82

Standard Settings, System Devices, Security

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w w w . de ll .c om | sup port .d ell.c om HINT: To see information about a specific item, highlight the item and refer to the ItemSpecific help area on the screen. Standard Settings The system setup program contains the standard settings for your computer. NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, don't change the settings for this program. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly. System Setup Screens The system setup screens are organized into the following sections: • The menu bar at the top provides access to the main program screens: - Main provides settings for the basic computer configuration. - System Devices provides detailed settings for some computer features. - Security provides indications and settings for user and setup passwords. - Boot provides information about how the computer starts. - Exit provides selections for saving and loading the program settings. • The left side lists configuration options and their settings for the hardware installed in your computer. You can change settings enclosed in brackets, but not those that are grayed out. Options identified by an arrowhead (>) provide access to submenus. 82 Appendix

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Standard Settings
The system setup program contains the standard settings for your
computer.
NOTICE:
Unless you are an expert computer user, don’t change the settings
for this program. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.
System Setup Screens
The system setup screens are organized into the following sections:
The menu bar at the top provides access to the main program screens:
Main
provides settings for the basic computer configuration.
System Devices
provides detailed settings for some computer
features.
Security
provides indications and settings for user and setup
passwords.
Boot
provides information about how the computer starts.
Exit
provides selections for saving and loading the program
settings.
HINT:
To see
information about a
specific item,
highlight the item
and refer to the
ItemSpecific
help area
on the screen.
The left side lists configuration options and their settings for the
hardware installed in your computer.
You can change settings enclosed in brackets, but not those that are
grayed out. Options identified by an arrowhead (>) provide access to
submenus.