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System setup, Boot menu, System Setup options

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5 System setup System setup enables you to manage your desktop hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System setup, you can: • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware • View the system hardware configuration • Enable or disable integrated devices • Set performance and power management thresholds • Manage your computer security Topics: • Boot menu • System Setup options • Updating the BIOS in Windows • Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments • Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu • Specifications 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 system. Diagnostics and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the system. Using the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS. The options are: • Legacy Boot: - Internal HDD - Onboard NIC • UEFI Boot: - Windows Boot Manager • Other Options: - BIOS Setup - BIOS Flash Update - Diagnostics - Change Boot Mode Settings System Setup options NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear. System setup 51

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System setup
System setup enables you to manage your desktop hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System setup, you can:
•
Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
•
View the system hardware
configuration
•
Enable or disable integrated devices
•
Set performance and power management thresholds
•
Manage your computer security
Topics:
•
Boot menu
•
System Setup options
•
Updating the BIOS in Windows
•
Updating the Dell BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu environments
•
Flashing the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
•
Specifications
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 system. Diagnostics
and BIOS Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices in the system.
This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the system. Using the boot
menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.
The options are:
•
Legacy Boot:
–
Internal HDD
–
Onboard NIC
•
UEFI Boot:
–
Windows Boot Manager
•
Other Options:
–
BIOS Setup
–
BIOS Flash Update
–
Diagnostics
–
Change Boot Mode Settings
System Setup options
NOTE:
Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
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