Boot Sequence; Boot Options; Changing Boot Sequence For The Current Boot - Dell Inspiron 518 Service Manual

Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Fast Boot
OFF;ON (On by default)
Numlock Key
Report;Do Not Report (Report by default)
Keyboard Errors
Used to set the device priority of removable devices like USB floppy drives. The items displayed are dynamically updated according
Removable Device
to the removable devices connected.
Priority
Used to set the device priority of hard drives. The items displayed are dynamically updated according to the hard drives detected.
Hard Disk Boot
Priority
Removable; Hard Disk; CD/DVD; Disabled (Removable by default)
First Boot Device
Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Drive; Disabled (CD/DVD by default)
Second Boot Device
Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Drive; Disabled (Hard Drive by default)
Third Boot Device
No; Yes (Yes by default)
Boot Other Device
Advanced Chipset Features
PCI-E 16X Slot, PCI-E 1X Slot; PCI Slot; Onboard (PCI-E Slot by default)
Init Display First
Auto;32MB;64MB;128MB;256MB;512MB (Auto by default)
UMA Frame Buffer
Size
Auto; Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Onboard Audio
Controller
Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Onboard LAN
Controller
Disabled; Enabled (Disabled by default)
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
USB Device Setting USB Controller—Enabled or Disabled (Enabled by default)
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USB Operation Mode—High Speed; Full/Low Speed (High Speed by default)
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS); S3(STR) (S3(STR) by default)
C1E Support Disabled; Enabled (Disabled by default)
Remote Wake Up Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
AC Recovery Off; On; Last (Off by default)
Auto Power On Enabled; Disabled (Disabled by default)
Auto Power On Date Everyday; 0-30 (Date by default
Auto Power On Time 00:00:00-23:59:50 (Displayed in hh:mm:ss format)
BIOS Security Features
Status of supervisor installed
Supervisor Password
Status of user installed
User Password
Enter the desired Supervisor Password
Set Supervisor
Password
No Access; View Only; Limited; Full Access (View Only by default)
User Access Level
Enter the desired User Password
Set User Password
Setup; Always (Setup by default)
Password Check
Press Enter to clear user passwords
Clear User Password

Boot Sequence

This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices.

Boot Options

Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error
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message.
CD/DVD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD/DVD drive. If no CD/DVD is in the drive, or if the CD/DVD has no operating system, the
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computer generates an error message.
USB Flash Device — Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of
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the screen, press <F12>. The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to the boot menu.
NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation.

Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot

You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics on the Drivers and Utilities media,
but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your computer to a