Bios Overview; Entering The Bios Setup Program; System Setup Options - Dell Inspiron 13 7000 Service Manual

BIOS overview

The BIOS manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as hard disk, video adapter,
keyboard, mouse, and printer.

Entering the 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.
You can change the user-defined settings in BIOS setup program.

System setup options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 3. System setup options—Main menu
Main
System Time
System Date
BIOS Version
Product Name
Service Tag
Asset Tag
CPU Type
CPU Speed
CPU ID
CPU Cache
L1 Cache
L2 Cache
L3 Cache
First HDD
AC Adapter Type
System Memory
Memory Speed
Keyboard Type
Table 4. System setup options—Advanced menu
Advanced
PowerNow! Enable
Virtualization
84 System setup
Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Displays the BIOS version.
Displays the model number of your computer.
Displays the service tag of your computer.
Displays the asset tag of your computer.
Displays the processor type.
Displays the processor speed.
Displays the processor identification code.
Displays the processor L1 cache size.
Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Displays the processor L3 cache size.
NOTE: This option is displayed only when the processor
supports L3 Cache.
Displays the type of hard drive installed.
Displays the type of AC adapter.
Displays the size of memory installed.
Displays the speed of memory.
Displays the type of keyboard.
Enables or disables the SpeedStep(tm) mode of the
processor. Default: Enabled
Allows you to enable or disable the Virtualization technology.
Default: Enabled