172 AppendixSystem SetupOverviewUse System Setup as follows:• To change the system configuration information after you add, change, orremove any hardware in your computer• To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password• To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard driveinstalledBefore you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down thesystem setup screen information for future reference.NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings forthis program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.Entering System Setup1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.2 When the blue DELL™ logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2prompt to appear.3 Once this F2 prompt appears, press immediately.NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This promptcan appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press. If you press before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost.4 If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue towait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then, shut downyour computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 98) and try again.
