System Setup Screens; Using The System Setup Program; Table 3-1. System-Setup Navigation Keys - Dell Precision 410 User Manual

S
ystem Setup Screens
The two System Setup screens, Page 1 and Page 2, dis-
play the current setup and configuration information and
optional settings for your system. (Typical examples are
illustrated in Figure 3-1.) Information on the two System
Setup screens is organized in five boxed areas:
•
Title box
The box at the top of both screens lists the page num-
ber (Page 1 or Page 2) and the revision number of the
basic input/output system (BIOS).
•
Configuration options
The box on the left half of both screens lists the cate-
gories that define the installed hardware in your
computer.
Fields beside the categories contain options or val-
ues. You can change those that appear bright on the
screen. Options or values that you cannot change
because they are determined by the system appear
less bright.
Some categories have multiple fields, which may
show options or values as bright or less bright,
depending upon what options or values you entered
in other fields.
•
Help
The box on the upper-right half of both screens dis-
plays help information for the category with a
currently highlighted field.
•
System data
The box in the lower-right corner of both screens
displays information about your system.
•
Key functions
The line of boxes across the bottom of both screens
lists keys and their functions within the System
Setup program.
U
sing the System Setup Program
Table 3-1 lists the keys you use to view or change infor-
mation on the System Setup screens and to exit the
program.
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Table 3-1. System-Setup Navigation Keys

Keys Action
Moves to the next field.
or
Moves to the previous field.
or
Cycles through the options in a
or
field. In many fields, you can
also type in the appropriate
value.
Scrolls through help information.
or
Switches between Pages 1
and 2.
Exits the System Setup program
without rebooting the
system and returns the system to
its previous state—the boot rou-
tine or operating system prompt.
For most of the categories, any
changes you made are recorded
but do not take effect until the
next time you boot the system.
For a few categories (as noted in
the help area) the changes take
effect immediately.
Exits the System Setup program
and reboots the system, imple-
menting any changes you made.
CAUTION: Any unsaved data
in open application programs
will be lost when you use this
key combination.