Boot Sequence; System Setup Options - Dell Vostro 5390 Setup And Specifications Manual

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Keys
Navigation
Down arrow
Moves to the next field.
Enter
Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar
Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
Tab
Moves to the next focus area.
Esc
Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a message
that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.

Boot Sequence

Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example:
optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:
Access System Setup by pressing F2 key
Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12 key
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options are:
Removable Drive (if available)
STXXXX Drive
NOTE:
XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
Optical Drive (if available)
SATA Hard Drive (if available)
Diagnostics
NOTE:
Choosing Diagnostics, will display the ePSA diagnostics screen.
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

System setup options

NOTE:
Depending on the laptop and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
System setup options
NOTE:
Depending on this computer and its installed devices, the items that are listed in this section may or may not be displayed.
Table 27. System setup options—System information menu
Overview
BIOS Version
Service Tag
Asset Tag
Ownership Tag
Manufacture Date
Ownership Date
Express Service Code
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System setup
Displays the BIOS version number.
Displays the Service Tag of the computer.
Displays the Asset Tag of the computer.
Displays the ownership tag of the computer.
Displays the manufacture date of the computer.
Displays the ownership date of the computer.
Displays the express service code of the computer.

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