Bios Overview; Entering Bios Setup Program; Enabling Or Disabling The Usb In Bios Setup Program; Identifying The Storage Drive In Bios Setup Program - Dell Inspiron 13 5000 Service Manual

BIOS overview

CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings in the BIOS Setup program.
Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.
NOTE: Before you change BIOS Setup program, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS Setup program screen
information for future reference.
Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes:
● Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
● Change the system configuration information.
● Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, and enabling or disabling
base devices.

Entering BIOS setup program

1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately.
NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch
for it, and then press F2. If you press F2 before the F2 prompt, this keystroke is lost. If you wait too long and the
operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the desktop. Then, turn off your computer and try again.

Enabling or disabling the USB in 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.
The BIOS setup program is displayed.
3. On the left pane, select Settings > System Configuration > USB Configuration.
The USB configuration is displayed on the right pane.
4. Select or clear the Enable External USB Port check box to enable or disable it respectively.
5. Save the BIOS setup program settings and exit.

Identifying the storage drive in 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.
A list of storage drives is displayed under Drives in the System Configuration group.

Checking the system memory in 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.
3. On the left pane, select Settings > General > System Information.
The memory information is displayed on the right pane.

System setup options

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