Viewing The System Setup Screens; System Setup Screens - Dell SmartStep 100N Owner's Manual

HINT: To see information
about a specific item on a
system setup screen,
highlight the item and
refer to the Help area on
the screen.
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Appendix

Viewing the System Setup Screens

Turn on (or restart) your computer.
1
When the Dell™ logo appears, press
2
If you wait too long and the Windows
until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer
(see page 20) and try again.
Depending on your computer, you may also be able to enter the system
setup program by pressing
running.

System Setup Screens

The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings
for your computer. Each screen is laid out with the system setup options
listed at the left. To the right of each option is a field that displays the
setting or value for that option. You can change settings that appear as
white type on the screen. Options or values that you cannot change
(because they are determined by the computer) appear less bright.
A box in the upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for
the currently highlighted option; a box in the lower-right corner displays
information about the computer. System setup key functions are listed
across the bottom of the screen.
The screens display such information as:
• System configuration
• Boot (start-up) configuration and docking device configuration
settings
• Basic device configuration settings
• Battery charge status
• Power management settings
• System security and hard-drive password settings
immediately.
®
logo appears, continue to wait
at any time while the computer is