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Boot menu – Dell Vostro 430 (Late 2009) User Manual

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Boot Menu

The boot menu allows you to set a one-time boot sequence without entering the system setup. You can also use this procedure to run the diagnostics on your
computer.

To enter system setup using the Boot Menu:

1.

Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2.

When the Dell™ logo appears, press  immediately. 

3.

Highlight the option to enter the System Setup and then press

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(Default: Disabled)

Onboard Serial Port

(Default: Auto)

Determines how the serial port operates.

Off disables the port. Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).

Power Management

ACPI Suspend Type

(Default: S3)

Sets the computer's suspend mode. The options are S1, a suspend state in which the computer is running in a low-power mode, and
S3, a suspend state in which the power is reduced or turned off for many components, however, system memory remains active.

AC Recovery

(Default: Off)

Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss. Off commands the system to stay off when
the power is re-applied. You must press the front-panel power button before the system turns on. On commands the system to turn
on when the power is re-applied. Last commands the system to return to the last power state the system was in just before it was
turned off.

Low Power Mode

(Default: Enabled)

When Low Power Mode is Enabled, remote wakeup events will no longer power up the computer from Hibernate or Off via the
onboard network controller.

Resume LAN

(Default: Enabled)

Allows the computer to power up when a Network Interface Controller (NIC) or Remote Wakeup-capable modem receives a wake up
signal.

Resume PS2

(Default: Enabled)

Allows the computer to wake up from an activity on a PS2 device.

Resume RTC

(Default: Disabled

)

Sets the auto power-on states to:

l

Auto Power On Date — Sets the start-up date.

l

Auto Power On Time — Sets the start-up time.

NOTE:

Making changes in the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the System Setup program.