Dell E5410 specifications System Setup

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System Setup

Dell™ Latitude™ E5410 Discrete Service Manual

<F12> Menu

Entering System Setup

Boot Menu

Drive BIOS Quicktest

Navigation Keystrokes

System Setup Menu Options

Your computer offers the following BIOS and System Setup options:

•Access System Setup by pressing <F2>

•Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing <F12>

•Start the Pre-boot System Assessment by pressing <Fn> and the power button

<F12> Menu

Press <F12> when the Dell™ logo appears to initiate a one-time boot menu with a list of the valid boot devices for the computer. Diagnostics and Enter Setup options are also included in this menu. The devices listed on the boot menu depend on the bootable devices installed in the computer. This menu is useful when you are attempting to boot to a particular device or to bring up the diagnostics for the computer. Making changes in the boot menu does not make any changes to the boot order stored in the BIOS.

Entering System Setup

Press <F2> to enter System Setup and make changes to user-definable settings. If you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press <F2> when the keyboard lights first flash.

Boot Menu

Your computer features an enhanced one-time boot menu:

•Easier access—Access the menu by pressing <F12> during system boot.

•User prompting—The missing keystroke is now displayed on the BIOS splash screen.

•Added diagnostics options—The boot menu now includes two new options: IDE Drive Diagnostics (90/90 hard drive diagnostics) and Boot to the Utility Partition.

Drive BIOS Quicktest

The Drive BIOS Quicktest allows you to test the physical functionality of the hard drive without having to locate and download files from support.dell.com or make bootable floppies or CDs. Select IDE Drive Diagnostics from the boot menu to initiate the test.

Navigation Keystrokes

Use the following keystrokes to navigate the System Setup screens.

	Navigation Keystrokes
Action	Keystroke
Expand and collapse field	<Enter>, left- or right-arrow key, or +/–
Expand or collapse all fields	< >
Exit BIOS	<Esc>—Remain in Setup, Save/Exit, Discard/Exit
Change a setting	Left or right-arrow key
Select field to change	<Enter>
Cancel modification	<Esc>
Reset defaults	<Alt><F> or Load Defaults menu option

System Setup Menu Options

The following tables describe the menu options for the System Setup BIOS.

General

Option Description

This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer. There are no configurable options in this section.

•System Information

¡BIOS Version

¡Service Tag

¡Asset Tag

¡Ownership Tag