Boot Sequence; Bios Setup; Overview - Dell Vostro 7500 Service Manual

Keys Navigation
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 enables 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: XXXX denotes the SATA drive number.
• Optical Drive (if available)
• SATA Hard Drive (if available)
• Diagnostics
NOTE: Choosing Diagnostics, displays the SupportAssist diagnostics screen.
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

BIOS setup

NOTE: Depending on the tabletcomputerlaptop and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not
appear.

Overview

Table 2. Overview
Option
System Information
64 System setup
Description
This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.
The options are:
• System Information
• BIOS version
• Service Tag
• Asset Tag
• Manufacture Date
• Ownership Date
• Express Service Code
• Ownership Tag
• Signed Firmware Update
• Battery
• Primary
• Battery Level
• Battery State