System Setup; Accessing System Setup; Navigation Keys - Dell Vostro 5090 Service Manual

System setup enables you to manage your tabletdesktopnotebook hardware and specify BIOS level options. From the System setup, you
can:
• Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
• View the system hardware configuration
• Enable or disable integrated devices
• Set performance and power management thresholds
• Manage your computer security
Topics:
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Accessing System Setup

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Navigation Keys

• System setup options
• Updating the BIOS in Windows
• Updating your system BIOS using a USB flash drive
• System and setup password
Accessing System Setup
Steps
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.
Navigation Keys
The following table displays the system setup navigation keys.
NOTE: For most of the system setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you re-
start the system.
Table 2. Navigation Keys
Keys Navigation
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow Moves to the next field.
<Enter> Allows you to select a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop‐down list, if applicable.
<Tab> Moves to the next focus area.
<Esc> Moves to the previous page till 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.
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System setup

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