Configuring the bios, System setup – Dell Alienware M17x R2 (Early 2010) User Manual

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CHAPTER 26: BIOS

Entering System Setup

Turn on (or restart) your laptop.

NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down

for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and

release in even intervals until the System Setup screen appears.

While the laptop is booting, press immediately before the operating

system logo appears to access the

BIOS Setup Utility.

If an error occurs during POST (Power On Self Test), you may also enter the

BIOS Setup Utility by pressing when prompted.

NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue

to wait until you see the Microsoft

Windows

desktop, then shut down

your laptop and try again.

System Setup Screens

The

BIOS Setup Utility window displays current or changeable configuration

information for your laptop. Information is divided into five menus:

Main,

Advanced, Security, Boot, and Exit.

Key functions appear at the bottom of the

BIOS Setup Utility window and lists

keys and their functions within the active field.

Configuring the BIOS

System Setup

The System Setup options allow you to:

Change the system configuration information after you add, change, or

•

remove any hardware in your laptop.
Set or change a user-selectable option.

•

View the installed amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed.

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Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the current

System Setup information for future reference.

CAUTION: Do not change the settings in System Setup unless you are

an expert computer user. Certain changes can cause your computer to

work incorrectly.