System Setup Program; Overview; Entering The System Setup Program - Dell Vostro 420 Service Manual

System Setup Program

Overview

Use the system setup program as follows:
• To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or
remove any hardware in your computer
• To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password
• To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive
installed
Before you use the system setup program, it is recommended that you write
down the system setup screen information for future reference.
NOTICE:
Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for
this program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.

Entering the System Setup Program

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:
The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can
appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press <F2>. If you
press <F2> before you are prompted, the computer cannot acknowledge the
keystroke.
4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft
your computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 36) and try
again.
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Windows desktop. Then, shut down
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