Dell E520 service manual System Setup Options

System Setup: Dell Dimension E520 Service Manual

Options List — This field appears on the left side of the system setup window. The field is a scrollable list containing 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- and down-arrow keys. As an option is highlighted, the Option Field displays more information about that option and the option's current and available settings. By pressing <Enter> or the right- and left- arrow keys, you can toggle between a primary topic (collapsed) and subtopics (expanded).

to highlight an option. Press <Enter> to make that selection active.

Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field and lists keys and their functions within the active system setup field.

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

System
	Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version number and date, system tags, and
System	other system-specific information.
Info	NOTE: The system name listed in the BIOS may not appear exactly as the name that appears on the computer
	or in the computer's documentation.
CPU Info	Lists the processor type, processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, L2 cache, and additional features
	supported by your processor.
Memory	Indicates the type and amount of installed memory, memory speed and channel mode (dual or single).
Info

Date/Time Displays current date and time settings.

	The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
Boot	NOTE: If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, the device appears in the system setup menu. To
Sequence
	boot from a USB memory device, select the USB device and move it (by pressing <U>) so that it becomes the
	first device in the list.
Drives
Diskette	Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board. The options
	restrict identification of drives to USB only, Internal only, or none (Off). The Read Only option restricts the
Drive	ability to boot from any floppy device.
SATA 0	Identifies the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for hard
	drives.
through
5	NOTE: SATA2 and SATA3 positions are not supported in this system.

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