Using The System Setup Program; Table 2-1. System-Setup Navigation Keys - Dell OptiPlex Gn Reference And Installation Manual

revision number of the basic input/output system
(BIOS).
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Configuration options
The box on the left half of both screens lists the
categories that define the installed hardware in your
computer.
Fields beside the categories contain options or
values. You can change those that appear bright on
the screen. Options or values that you cannot change
because they are determined by the system appear
less bright.
Some categories have multiple fields, which may
show options or values as bright or less bright
depending upon what options or values you entered
in other fields.
•
Help
The box on the upper-right half of both screens
displays help information for the category with a
currently highlighted field.
•
System data
The box in the lower-right corner of both screens
displays information about your system.
•
Key functions
The line of boxes across the bottom of both screens
lists keys and their functions within the System
Setup program.
U
sing the System Setup Program
Table 2-1 lists the keys you use to view or change
information on the System Setup screens and to exit the
program. Table 2-2, which appears later in this chapter,
lists the keys you use on the Device List screen.
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Table 2-1. System-Setup Navigation Keys

Keys Action
Moves to the next field.
or
Moves to the previous field.
or
Cycles through the options in a
or
field. In many fields, you can
also type the appropriate value.
Scrolls through help
or
information.
Switches between Pages 1
and 2.
Exits the System Setup program
without rebooting the system
and returns the system to its pre-
vious state—the boot routine.
For most of the categories, any
changes you made are recorded
but do not take effect until the
next time you boot the system.
For a few categories (as noted in
the help area), the changes take
effect immediately.
Exits the System Setup program
and reboots the system, imple-
menting any changes you made.
Enters the Device List screen
when the Boot Devices menu
option is set to Device List. See
Table 2-2 for more information
on the keys you use in the
Device List screen.