User Manual

NOTE: Before you change BIOS Setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS Setup program screen
information for future reference.
Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes:
• Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
• Change the system conguration information.
• Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, and enabling or disabling base devices.
Entering BIOS setup program
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately.
NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for
it, and then press F2. If you press F2 before the F2 prompt, this keystroke is lost. If you wait too long and the operating
system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the desktop. Then, turn o your computer and try again.
System setup options
NOTE: Depending on this computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 3. System setup options—System information menu
General
System Information
BIOS Version Display the BIOS version number.
Service Tag Display the Service Tag of the computer.
Asset Tag Display the Asset Tag of the computer.
Ownership Tag Display the Ownership Tag of the computer.
Manufacture Date Display the manufacture date of the computer.
Ownership Date Display the ownership date of the computer.
Express Service Code Display the express service code of the computer.
Memory Information
Memory Installed Display the total computer memory installed.
Memory Available Display the total computer memory available.
Memory Speed Display the memory speed.
Memory Channel Mode Display single or dual channel mode.
Memory Technology Display the technology used for the memory.
DIMM A Size Display the DIMM A memory size.
DIMM B Size Display the DIMM B memory size.
Processor Information
Processor Type Display the processor type.
Core Count Display the number of cores on the processor.
Processor ID Display the processor identication code.
Current Clock Speed Display the current processor clock speed.
Minimum Clock Speed Display the minimum processor clock speed.
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