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System setup, Boot menu, Navigation keystrokes – Dell OptiPlex 380 (Late 2009) User Manual

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System Setup

Dell™ OptiPlex™ 380 Service Manual—

Small Form Factor

  

Boot Menu

  

Navigation Keystrokes

  

Entering System Setup

  

System Setup Simulation

  

System Setup Menu Options

Boot Menu

Press  when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one

-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer.

The options listed are:

Internal HDD

CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive

Onboard NIC

BIOS Setup

Diagnostics

This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Using the boot menu does not

make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.

Navigation Keystrokes

Use the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens.

Entering System Setup

Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options:

Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing

Access System Setup by pressing

Menu

Press  when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one

-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. Diagnostics and Enter Setup

options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer. This menu is useful

when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Making changes in the boot menu does not make any

changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.

Press to enter System Setup and make changes to user-definable settings. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press when

the keyboard lights first flash.

System Setup Menu Options

Navigation Keystrokes

Action

Keystroke

Expand and collapse field

, left- or right-arrow key, or +/–

Expand or collapse all fields

< >

Exit BIOS

—Remain in Setup, Save/Exit, Discard/Exit

Change a setting

Left or right-arrow key

Select field to change

Cancel modification

Reset defaults

or Load Defaults menu option

NOTE: System Setup options may vary depending on your computer and may not appear in the exact same order.

General

System

Board

Displays the following information:

System information: Displays BIOS Info,, System Info, Service Tag, Express Service Code, Asset Tag, Manufacture Date, and the

Ownership Date..

Memory information: Displays Installed Memory, Usable Memory, Memory Speed, Memory Channel Mode, Memory Technology,

DIMM_1 Size, DIMM_2 Size, DIMM_3 Size, and DIMM_4 Size. .

Processor information: Displays the Processor Type, Processor Speed, Processor Bus Speed, Processor L2 cache, Processor ID,

Microcode Version, Multi Core Capable and HT Capable 64-bit Technology..

PCI information: Displays available slots on the system board.