Entering System Setup - Dell DIMENSION 5100 User Manual

Entering System Setup

1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear.
3 Once this F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.
NOTE:
you must watch for it to display, and then press <F2>. If you press <F2> before you are prompted, this
keystroke will be lost.
4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Microsoft
System Setup Screens
The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your
computer.
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Appendix
The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so
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Windows desktop. Then, shut down your computer (see page 53) and try again.