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System setup options – Dell XPS 8300 (Late 2010) User Manual

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System Setup Utility

System Setup Options

NOTE:

Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this

section may appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

Setup Item — This field appears

on the left side of the system setup

window. The field is a scrollable list

containing features that define the

configuration of your computer,

including installed hardware,

power conservation, and security

features.
Scroll up and down the list with

the up- and down-arrow keys. As

an option is highlighted, the Help

Screen displays more information

about that option and available

settings.

Help Screen — This field appears on

the right side of the system setup

window and contains information

about each option listed in the Setup

Item. In this field you can view

information about your computer and

make changes to your current settings.
Press the up-arrow and down-arrow

keys to highlight an option. Press

to make that selection

active and return to the Setup Item.
NOTE:

Not all settings listed in the Setup

Item are changeable.

Key Functions — This field appears below the Help Screen and lists keys

and their functions within the active system setup field.

Main

System Information

Displays the system name

BIOS Version

Displays the BIOS version number

System Date

Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy

format

System Time

Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss

format

Service Tag

Displays the service tag of the computer

when the service tag is present
Displays a field to input the service tag

manually when the service tag is absent

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