Entering Bios Setup; Usb Features - Dell Vostro 3267 Owner's Manual

Entering BIOS setup

1. Turn on or restart your laptop.
2. When the Dell logo appears, perform one of the following actions to enter the BIOS setup program:
● With keyboard — Tap F2 until the Entering BIOS setup message appears. To enter the Boot selection menu, tap F12.
Hard drive is listed under the System Information under the General group.

USB features

Universal Serial Bus, or USB, was introduced in 1996. It dramatically simplified the connection between host computers and
peripheral devices like mice, keyboards, external drivers, and printers.
Table 3. USB evolution
Type Data Transfer Rate
USB 2.0 480 Mbps
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 5 Gbps
1 Port
USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)
For years, the USB 2.0 has been firmly entrenched as the de facto interface standard in the PC world with about 6 billion
devices sold, and yet the need for more speed grows by ever faster computing hardware and ever greater bandwidth demands.
The USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 finally has the answer to the consumers' demands with a theoretically 10 times faster than its
predecessor. In a nutshell, USB 3.1 Gen 1 features are as follows:
● Higher transfer rates (up to 5 Gbps)
● Increased maximum bus power and increased device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices
● New power management features
● Full-duplex data transfers and support for new transfer types
● Backward USB 2.0 compatibility
● New connectors and cable
The topics below cover some of the most commonly asked questions regarding USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1.
Category
High Speed
SuperSpeed
SuperSpeed
Introduction Year
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