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System Setup Program: Dell™ Dimension™ 2100 System Reference

Overview

Security Screen

Entering the System Setup Program

Boot Screen

Main Screen

Exit Screen

Advanced Screen

Clearing NVRAM

 

 

Overview

Each time you turn on or restart your computer, it compares the hardware installed in the computer to the hardware listed in the configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) on the system board. If the computer detects a discrepancy between the two, it generates error messages that identify the incorrect configuration settings. The computer then prompts you to enter the system setup program to correct the setting.

You can use the system setup program as follows:

To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer

To set or change user-selectable options — for example, the user password

Dell recommends that you print the system setup program screens (by pressing <Print Screen>) or write down the information for future reference.

The system setup screens are organized as follows:

At the top is a menu bar for accessing the main program screens.

The box on the left side of each screen lists options that define the installed hardware in the computer. Fields next to the options contain settings or values. You can change those that are enclosed in brackets. Values that are grayed out contain status information reported by the computer.

The box on the right side of each screen displays help information for the option with a currently highlighted field.

The bottom right area lists keys and their functions for the currently displayed screen.

The menu bar provides access to the following screens:

Main screen — Provides settings for the basic computer configuration

Advanced screen — Provides detailed settings for some computer features

Security screen — Provides indications and settings for the system password and setup password

Boot screen — Provides information about which device boots the computer

Exit screen — Provides selections for saving and loading the configurations and

In addition to these screens, options identified by a right arrow provide access to submenus.

Entering the System Setup Program

To enter the system setup program:

1.Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2.When the blue Dell logo appears, press <Del>.

If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let the computer complete the load operation. Then shut down the computer and try again.

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