Bios Overview; Entering Bios Setup Program; System Setup Options - Dell XPS 8930 Service Manual

Keys Navigation
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.

BIOS overview

The BIOS manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as hard disk, video adapter, keyboard,
mouse, and printer.

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 off your computer and try again.

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 4. System setup options—Main menu
Main
System Time
System Date
BIOS Version
Product Name
Service Tag
Asset Tag
CPU Type
CPU Speed
CPU ID
CPU Cache
L1 Cache
L2 Cache
L3 Cache
First HDD
SATA ODD
M.2 PCIe SSD
Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Displays the BIOS version number.
Displays the product name.
Allows you to enter the service tag of your computer.
Displays the asset tag of your computer.
Displays the processor type
Displays the speed of the processor.
Displays the processor identification code.
Displays the processor L1 cache size.
Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Displays the processor L3 cache size.
Displays the type of hard drive installed.
Displays the type of optical drive installed.
Displays the type of SSD installed.
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