Bios Overview; Entering The Bios Setup Program; Boot Menu; Boot Menu Enhancements - Dell Inspiron 22 3000 Series Service Manual

BIOS overview

The BIOS manages data flow between the computer's operating system and
attached devices such as hard disk, video adapter, keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Entering the 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.
You can change the user-defined settings in BIOS setup program.

Boot menu

The Inspiron 22-3265 includes a one-time boot menu. This feature allows you to
change the sequence of devices that your computer attempts to boot from, for
example, floppy, CD-ROM, or hard drive.

Boot menu enhancements

The boot menu enhancements are as follows:
• Easier Access – Press F12 to access the boot selection menu.
• User Prompting – The user is prompted to use the keystroke on the BIOS
screen.
• Diagnostics Options – The boot menu includes the ePSA diagnostic options.

Timing key sequences

The keyboard is not the first device initialized by Setup. As a result, if you press a
keystroke too early, the keyboard is locked out. In such case, a keyboard error
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