Setup and Specifications
Keys Navigation
Down arrow Moves to the next eld.
Enter Selects a value in the selected eld (if applicable) or follow the link in the eld.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
Tab Moves to the next focus area.
Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message
that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–dened boot device order and boot directly to a specic device (for example:
optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:
• Access System Setup by pressing F2 key
• Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12 key
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options are:
• Removable Drive (if available)
• STXXXX Drive
NOTE
: XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
• Optical Drive (if available)
• SATA Hard Drive (if available)
• Diagnostics
NOTE
: Choosing Diagnostics, will display the ePSA diagnostics screen.
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.
System setup options
NOTE
: Depending on the laptop and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
General options
Table 31. General
Option Description
System Information Displays the following information:
• System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag, Asset Tag, Ownership Tag,
Manufacture Date, Ownership Date, and the Express Service Code.
• Memory Information: Displays Memory Installed, Memory Available, Memory Speed, Memory
Channel Mode, Memory Technology, DIMM A size, and DIMM B size
• Processor Information: Displays Processor Type, Core Count, Processor ID, Current Clock
Speed, Minimum Clock Speed, Maximum Clock Speed, Processor L2 Cache, Processor L3
Cache, HT Capable, and 64-Bit Technology.
• Device Information: Displays Primary HDD, M.2 PCIe SSD-0, LOM MAC Address, Video
Controller, Video BIOS Version, Video Memory, Panel type, Native Resolution, Audio
Controller, Wi-Fi Device, and Bluetooth Device.
Battery Information Displays the battery status health and whether the AC adapter is installed.
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