Dell Inspiron 700m Owner's Manual

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Dell Inspiron 700m Owner's Manual Manual pdf 87 page image

Appendix 87• 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.On each screen, the system setup options are listed at the left. To the right of each option is the settingor value for that option. You can change settings that appear as white type on the screen. Optionsor values that you cannot change (because they are determined by the computer) appear less bright.The upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for the currently highlighted option.System-setup key functions are listed across the bottom of the screen. The first screen of thesystem setup displays the system information.Commonly Used OptionsAny changes require that you reboot the computer for new settings to take effect.Changing the Boot SequenceThe boot sequence, or boot order, tells the computer where to look to find the software needed tostart the operating system. You can control the boot sequence and enable/disable devices using theBoot Order page of system setup.NOTE: To change the boot sequence on a one-time-only basis, see "Performing a One-Time Boot" on page 88.The Boot Order page displays a general list of the bootable devices that may be installed in yourcomputer, including but not limited to the following:• USB FDD• USB Memory• IDE HDD• USB HDD• IDE CDROM• PCI LAN