System setup, Configuring the system setup, Entering system setup – Dell Alienware M17x R3 (Early 2011) User Manual

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System Setup

System Setup

Configuring the 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.

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.

Entering System Setup

1 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.

2 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.