Entering System Setup - Dell Dimension 5150 Owner's Manual

Entering System Setup

1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear.
3 Once this F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.
NOTE:
The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must
watch for it to display, and then press <F2>. If you press <F2> before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost.
4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
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System Setup Screens
The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your computer.
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desktop. Then, shut down your computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer"