Entering System Setup - Dell Vostro 1000 PP23LB 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:
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 Microsoft
your computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 111) and try
again.
System Setup Screen
The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration
information for your computer. Information on the screen is divided into four
areas: the menu at the top, the main window, the Item Help field on the right,
and key functions listed on the bottom.
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The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt
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Windows desktop, then, shut down