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Accessing System Setup, General screen options, System Configuration screen options

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CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly. Accessing System Setup 1. Turn on (or restart) your computer. 2. After the white Dell logo appears, press F2 immediately. The System Setup page is displayed. NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the desktop. Then, shut down or restart your computer and try again. NOTE: After the Dell logo appears, you can also press F12 and then select BIOS setup. General screen options This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. Option Description System Information This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. • System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Ownership Date, Manufacture Date, Express Service Code, the Signed Firmware update-enabled by default • Memory Information: Primary Hard Drive, SATA, Displays Memory Installed, Memory Available, Memory Speed, Memory Channels Mode, Memory Technology • Processor Information: Displays Processor Type, Core Count, Processor ID, Current Clock Speed, Minimum Clock Speed, Maximum Clock Speed, Processor L2 Cache, HT Capable, and 64-Bit Technology • Device Information: Primary Hard Drive, Passthrough MAC address, Video Controller, Video BIOS Version, Video Memory, Panel Type, Native Resolution, Audio Controller, Wi-Fi Device, Bluetooth Device Battery Information Advanced Boot Options Displays the battery status health and whether the AC adapter is installed. • Enable Legacy Option ROMs (Enable Default) • Enable Attempt Legacy Boot (Enable Default) • Enable UEFI Network Stack UEFI boot path security • Always, except internal HDD (System Default) • Always • Never Date/Time Allows you to change the date and time. System Configuration screen options Option Description Drives Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board. • SATA-0 enabled by default • eMMC enabled by default USB Configuration This is an optional feature. This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the system is allowed to boot any type of USB Mass Storage Devices-HDD, memory key, floppy. If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS. If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device attached to this port. The options are: 36 System setup options

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CAUTION:
Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can
cause your computer to work incorrectly.
Accessing System Setup
1.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2.
After the white Dell logo appears, press F2 immediately.
The System Setup page is displayed.
NOTE:
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, wait until you see the desktop. Then, shut down
or restart your computer and try again.
NOTE:
After the Dell logo appears, you can also press F12 and then select BIOS setup.
General screen options
This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.
Option
Description
System
Information
This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.
•
System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Ownership Date,
Manufacture Date, Express Service Code, the Signed Firmware update—enabled by default
•
Memory Information: Primary Hard Drive, SATA, Displays Memory Installed, Memory Available, Memory Speed,
Memory Channels Mode, Memory Technology
•
Processor Information: Displays Processor Type, Core Count, Processor ID, Current Clock Speed, Minimum
Clock Speed, Maximum Clock Speed, Processor L2 Cache, HT Capable, and 64-Bit Technology
•
Device Information: Primary Hard Drive, Passthrough MAC address, Video Controller, Video BIOS Version,
Video Memory, Panel Type, Native Resolution, Audio Controller, Wi-Fi Device, Bluetooth Device
Battery
Information
Displays the battery status health and whether the AC adapter is installed.
Advanced Boot
Options
•
Enable Legacy Option ROMs (Enable Default)
•
Enable Attempt Legacy Boot (Enable Default)
•
Enable UEFI Network Stack
UEFI boot path
security
•
Always, except internal HDD (System Default)
•
Always
•
Never
Date/Time
Allows you to change the date and time.
System Configuration screen options
Option
Description
Drives
Allows you to configure the SATA drives on board.
•
SATA-0 enabled by default
•
eMMC enabled by default
USB Configuration
This is an optional feature.
This field configures the integrated USB controller. If Boot Support is enabled, the system is allowed to boot any
type of USB Mass Storage Devices—HDD, memory key, floppy.
If USB port is enabled, device attached to this port is enabled and available for OS.
If USB port is disabled, the OS cannot see any device attached to this port.
The options are:
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System setup options