Appendix 107Using the System Setup ProgramNOTE: Your operating system may automatically configure most of the options available in system setup,thus overriding options that you set through system setup. (An exception is the External Hot Key option,which you can disable or enable only through system setup.) For more information on configuringfeatures for your operating system, see the Help and Support Center.The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for your computer,such as:• System configuration• Boot order• Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings• Basic device-configuration settings• System security and hard-drive password settingsNOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user or are directed to do so by Dell technical support, donot change the system setup settings. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.Viewing the System Setup Screens1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.2 When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and theWindows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut downyour computer and try again.System Setup ScreensNOTE: For information about a specific item on a system setup screen, highlight the item and see theHelp area on the screen.Maximum shock (measured withhard drive in head-parked positionand a 2-ms half-sine pulse):Operating 122 GStorage 163 GAltitude (maximum):Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)Storage –15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)Computer Environmental (continued)D7898bk2.book Page 107 Friday, April 29, 2005 9:39 AM
