One Time Boot Menu; System Setup Options - Dell XPS 8960 Service Manual

● 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 (if available)
NOTE: XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
● Optical Drive (if available)
● SATA Hard Drive (if available)
● Diagnostics
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

One time boot menu

To enter one time boot menu, turn on your computer, and then press F12 immediately.
NOTE: It is recommended to shutdown the computer if it is on.
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 (if available)
NOTE: XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
● Optical Drive (if available)
● SATA Hard Drive (if available)
● Diagnostics
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

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
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Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
Displays the current date in mm/dd/yy format.
Displays the BIOS version number.
Displays the product name. Default: XPS 8960
Displays 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 primary discrete graphics of your computer.
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