Enabling Or Disabling The Usb In Bios Setup Program; Identifying The Hard Drive In Bios Setup Program; Checking The System Memory In Bios Setup Program - Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Service Manual

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.

Enabling or disabling the USB in BIOS setup program

1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup
program.
The BIOS setup program is displayed.
3 On the left pane, select Settings → System Configuration → USB
Configuration.
The USB configuration is displayed on the right pane.
4 Select or clear the Enable External USB Port check box to enable or disable it
respectively.
5 Save the BIOS setup program settings and exit.

Identifying the hard drive in BIOS setup program

1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup
program.
A list of hard drives is displayed under the System Information in the General
group.

Checking the system memory in BIOS setup program

1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed on the screen to enter the BIOS setup
program.
3 On the left pane, select Settings → General → System Information.
The memory information is displayed on the right pane.
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