User Manual

System setup options
NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Topics:
• Boot Sequence
• Navigation keys
• System Setup overview
• Accessing System Setup
• General screen options
• System Conguration screen options
• Video screen options
• Security screen options
• Secure Boot screen options
• Performance screen options
• Power management screen options
• POST behavior screen options
• Wireless screen options
• Maintenance screen options
• System logs screen options
• SupportAssist system resolution
• Real Time Clock (RTC) reset
• Verifying system memory in system setup (BIOS)
• Updating the BIOS in Windows
• System and setup password
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–dened boot device order and boot directly to a specic 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)
• Diagnostics
NOTE
: Choosing Diagnostics, will display the ePSA diagnostics screen.
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