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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 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 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. Table 7. General Option System Information Description Displays the following information: • System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Ownership Date, Manufacture Date, Express Service Code and the Singed Firmware Update. • Memory Information: Displays Memory Installed, Memory Available, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, Memory Technology, DIMM 1 Size, DIMM 2 Size, DIMM 3 Size and DIMM 4 Size. System setup 59

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System setup
System setup enables you to manage your 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
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.
Table 7. General
Option
Description
System Information
Displays the following information:
•
System Information: Displays
BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag,
Ownership Date, Manufacture Date,
Express Service Code
and the
Singed Firmware
Update
.
•
Memory Information: Displays
Memory Installed, Memory Available, Memory Speed,
Memory Channel Mode, Memory Technology, DIMM 1 Size, DIMM 2 Size, DIMM 3 Size
and
DIMM 4 Size
.
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System setup
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