System Setup. Dell Vostro 260

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System Setup

System Setup Overview

System Setup allows you to:

• change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer.

• set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password.

• read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive installed.

Before you use System Setup, it is recommended that you write down the System Setup screen information for future reference.

CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can cause your computer to work incorrectly.

System Setup Screens

Menu — Appears on top of the System Setup window. This field provides a menu to access the System Setup options. Press < Left Arrow > and < Right Arrow > keys to navigate. As a Menu option is highlighted, the Options List lists the options that define the hardware installed on your computer.

Options List — Appears on the left side of the System

Setup window. The field lists 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-

Options Field — Appears on the right side of Dell

Diagnostics and contains information about each option listed in theDell

Diagnostics. In this field you can view information about your computer and make changes to your current settings. Press <

Dell Diagnostics —

Appears on the right side of the System Setup window and contains help information about the option selected in Dell

Diagnostics.

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and down-arrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the

Options Field displays the option's current and available settings.

Enter> to make changes to your current settings. Press

<ESC> to return to the Dell

Diagnostics.

NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Options

Field are changeable.

Dell Diagnostics — Appears below the Dell Diagnostics and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field.

Use the following keys to navigate through the System Setup screens:

Keystroke

< F2 >

< Esc >

< Up Arrow > or < Down Arrow >

< Left Arrow > or < Right Arrow >

– or +

< Enter >

< F9 >

< F10 >

Action

Displays information on any selected item in the System Setup.

Exit from current view or switch the current view to the Dell Diagnostics page in the System Setup.

Select an item to display.

Select a menu to display.

Change existing item value.

Select the sub menu or execute command.

Load setup default.

Save current configuration and exit

System Setup.

Enter System Setup

1.

Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2.

When the blue DELL logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear.

3.

Once the F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.

NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press

<F2> . If you press <F2> before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost.

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4.

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 computer and try again.

System Setup Option

Main

System Information

BIOS Version

Build Date

System Date

System Time

Service Tag

Asset Tag

Displays the computer model number.

Displays the BIOS revision.

Displays the date the system BIOS was built.

Re-sets the date on the computer's internal calendar.

Re-sets the time on the computer's internal clock.

Displays the service tag of your computer.

Displays the asset tag of your computer (if available).

Processor Information

Processor Type

L2 Cache Size

L3 Cache Size

Memory Information

Memory Installed

Memory Speed

Memory Technology

Device Information

SATA 0

SATA 1

SATA 2

Displays the type of processor.

Displays the processor L2 cache size.

Displays the processor L3 cache size.

Displays the total computer memory.

Displays the memory speed.

Displays the type and technology.

Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive.

Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive.

Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive.

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SATA 3 Displays the model number and capacity of the hard drive.

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Hyper-threading Enable or disable processor hyper-threading.

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled Limit CPUID Value

CPU XD Support

Intel Virtualization

Technology

Intel SpeedStep

CPU C6 Report

Enable or disable the Limit

CPUID Value feature.

Enable or disable the CPU

XD feature.

Enable or disable the Intel

Virtualization feature.

Enable or disable the Intel

SpeedStep feature.

Enable or disable the processor power saving report to the operating system.

System Configuration

Onboard Audio Controller Enable or disable the onboard audio controller.

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled

Onboard LAN Controller

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Enable or disable the onboard LAN controller.

Enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM.

Default: Enabled

Default: Disabled

USB Controller

Power Management

Enable or disable the USB controller.

USB Storage Boot Function Enable or disable the option to boot through a USB device

Default: Enabled

Default: Enabled

Restore AC Power Loss Specifies how the computer will behave when

AC power is restored after an AC power loss.

Default: Power Off

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CPU Configuration

Wake on Lan from S4/S5

Auto Power On

Allows the computer to be remotely turned on.

Enable or disable the computer to power on automatically. You can further specify the date and time the computer power on.

Default: Enabled

Default: Disabled

Post Behaviour

NumLock Key

Keyboard Error Report

Enable or disable the

NumLock State light during

POST.

Default: On

Enable or disable the

Keyboard Error Report to be displayed during POST.

Default: Enabled

Boot

Set Boot Priority

Hard Disk Drives

CD/DVD ROM Drives

Specifies the order of different devices in which the computer will boot through at start up.

Specify which hard drive the computer can boot through.

Specify which CD/DVD the computer can boot through.

Security

Unlock Setup Status

Admin Password Status

System Password Status

Admin Password

Specifies whether the BIOS can be edited.

Specifies whether an administrator password has been assigned.

Specifies whether a system password has been assigned.

Allows you to change or delete the administrator password.

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Exit

This section allows you to save, discard, and load default settings before exiting from

System Setup.

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