Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual page 50

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Viewing System Profile Settings
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System Profile Settings
Miscellaneous Settings
You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system
date and time.
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Miscellaneous Settings details
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
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System BIOS
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.
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Miscellaneous Settings details
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Miscellaneous Settings
Miscellaneous Settings details
About this task
The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
System Time Enables you to set the time on the system.
System Date Enables you to set the date on the system.
Asset Tag Specifies the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes.
Keyboard Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This option is set to On by
NumLock default.
F1/F2 Prompt on Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to Enabled by default. The F1/F2 prompt also
Error includes keyboard errors.
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NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.