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System Setup
System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS‐level options. From the
System Setup, you can:
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Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
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View the system hardware configuration
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Enable or disable integrated devices
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Set performance and power management thresholds
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Manage your computer security
Accessing System Setup
1.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2.
After the white Dell logo appears, press <F2> or <F12> immediately.
The System Setup page displays.
NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you
see the desktop. Then, shut down or restart your computer and try again.
System Setup Options
Table 4. Main
System Information
BIOS Revision
BIOS Build Date
System Name
System Time
System Date
Service Tag
Asset Tag
Processor Information
Processor Type
Displays the BIOS revision.
Displays the date the system BIOS was built.
Displays the model name of the system.
Allows you to reset the time on the computer's
internal clock.
Allows you to reset the date on the computer's
internal calendar.
Displays the service tag of your computer.
Displays the asset tag of your computer (if
available).
Displays the type of processor.
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