Using The System Setup Program; Viewing The System Setup Screens; Commonly Used Options - Dell Latitude X300 User Manual

Using the System Setup Program

Overview
Viewing the System Setup Screens
System Setup Screens
Commonly Used Options
Overview
NOTE: Your operating system may automatically configure most of the options available in the system setup program, thus overriding options that you
set through the system setup program. (An exception is the External Hot Key option, which you can disable or enable only through the system setup
program.) For more information on configuring features for your operating system, see your
You can use the system setup program as follows:
To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your computer password
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To verify information about the computer's current configuration, such as the amount of system memory
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After you set up the computer, run the system setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional settings. You may
want to write down the information for future reference.
The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for your computer, such as:
System configuration
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Boot order
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Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings
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Basic device configuration settings
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System security and hard-drive password settings
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NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user or are directed to do so by Dell technical support, do not change the settings for the system setup
program. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.

Viewing the System Setup Screens

1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F2> immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.
System Setup Screens
On each screen, the system setup options are listed at the left. To the right of each option is 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 as grey type.
The right side of the screen displays help information for the currently highlighted option; the left side displays information about the computer. System setup
key functions are listed across the bottom of the screen.

Commonly Used Options

Help and Support Center (Help in Windows 2000).