Configuring The Bios; System Setup - Alienware AURORA D0IM Service Manual

Configuring the BIOS

System Setup

The System Setup options allow you to:
• Change the system configuration information after you add, change, or
remove any hardware in your computer.
• Set or change a user-selectable option.
• View the amount of memory installed.
• Set the type of hard drive installed.
Before you change the System Setup settings, it is recommended that you write
down the current System Setup information for future reference.
CAUTION: Do not change the settings in System Setup unless you are
an expert computer user. Certain changes can cause your computer to
work incorrectly.
Entering System Setup
1. Turn on (or restart) your desktop.
2. While the computer is booting, press <F2> immediately before the operating
system logo appears to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
NOTE: If an error occurs during POST (Power On Self Test), press <F2>
when the prompt appears to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
NOTE If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue
to wait until you see the Microsoft
your desktop and try again.
NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held
down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure,
press and release <F2> in even intervals until the System Setup screen
appears.
System Setup Screens
The BIOS Setup Utility window displays current or changeable configuration
information for your desktop.
Key functions appear at the bottom of the BIOS Setup Utility screen and lists
keys and their functions within the active field.
CHAPTER 22: SYSTEM SETUP
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