Dell 1000 owner manual Appendix, Using the System Setup Program, 149

Appendix

Using the System Setup Program

NOTE: Your operating system may automatically configure most of the options available in the system setup program, thus overriding options that you set through the system setup program. (An exception is the External Hot Key option, which you can disable or enable only through the system setup program.) For more information on configuring features for your operating system, see the Windows Help and Support Center (Windows XP). To access the Help and Support Center, see page 14.

You can use system setup as follows:

•To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your computer password

•To verify information about the computer's current configuration, such as the amount of system memory

After you set up the computer, run system setup to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional settings. You may want to write down the information for future reference.

The system setup screens display the current setup information and settings for your computer, such as:

•System configuration

•Basic device-configuration settings

•Boot (start-up) configuration

NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user or are directed to do so by Dell technical support, do not change the system setup program settings. Certain changes might make your computer work incorrectly.

NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.

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