Navigating Through The System Setup Program; System Setup Program Screens; Table B-1. System Setup Program Navigation Keys - Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

B-2 Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
For systems running any of the Windows operating systems, you may enter and use
the System Setup program as follows:
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To enter the System Setup program while your computer is booting, press <F2>
when the Dell screen appears.
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Press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program. If you change the setting of an
option that requires rebooting to take effect, exit the operating system before
rebooting. (The text in the upper-right corner of System Setup pages 1, 2, and 4
tells you whether the computer must be rebooted.)
NOTE: If the System Setup program is running when the computer enters standby
mode, the computer exits the System Setup program and then activates standby
mode.

Navigating Through the System Setup Program

Use the integrated keyboard (see Table B-1) to make all selections in the System
Setup program.

Table B-1. System Setup Program Navigation Keys

Key Function
<↑> <↑> or <↓> ↓>
<↑> <↑> ↓> ↓>
Moves to the next option on the page
<Alt><P> Moves to the next page
<← ← ← ← > or <→ → → → >
Displays available settings for an option
<Esc> Exits the System Setup program

System Setup Program Screens

The System Setup screens display the current setup and configuration information
and the optional settings for your computer. Information on the screens (or "pages")
is organized in five boxed areas:
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Title — The box at the top of all screens lists the page number, system name,
and version number of the basic input/output system (BIOS).
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Options — The box on the left half of pages 1, 2, and 4 lists options that define
the installed hardware in your computer and the power conservation and security
features for your computer.
Fields next to the options contain settings or values. You can change the values
that appear bright on the screen. Values that you cannot change (because they
are determined or calculated by the computer) appear less bright.
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Help — The box on the upper-right half of pages 1, 2, and 4 displays help
information for the option with a currently highlighted field.