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Setup Prompt
Setting this category to Enabled (the default) causes the
message Press <F2> to enter Setup to appear
while the system is starting up.
POST Errors
Setting this category to Enabled (the default) causes the
message Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to enter
Setup to appear and the system to pause if an error
occurs while the system is starting up.
Diskette Drive Check
Setting this category to Enabled (the default) causes the
system to seek diskette drives during system start-up.
Setting this category to Disabled speeds system start-up
time.
Reset Button
Setting this category to Enabled (the default) will reset
the system when the reset button is pushed.
Num Lock
This category controls the state of Num Lock at system
boot. When Num Lock is set to On, the rightmost bank of
keys on your keyboard provides the mathematical and
numeric functions shown at the top of each key. When
the Num Lock mode is turned off, these keys provide cur-
sor-control functions according to the labels on the
bottom of each key.
Speaker
Use this category to set the built-in speaker On (the
default) or Off.
Microprocessor
Identifies the type of microprocessor installed in the
computer. This category has no user-selectable options.
Base Memory
Base Memory displays the amount of memory available
to MS-DOS programs that do not use extended or
expanded memory. This category has no user-selectable
options.
The default value for the Base Memory category is
640KB, which includes 1 kilobyte (KB) reserved for system
use.
The value given in the Base Memory category is in kilo-
bytes rather than megabytes. To convert kilobytes to
megabytes, divide the kilobyte total by 1024.
Extended Memory
Extended Memory (which has no user-selectable options)
indicates the amount of system memory available as
extended memory.
The value given in the Extended Memory category is in
megabytes.
Level 2 Cache
Displays the amount of integrated level-2 cache memory
in the microprocessor module. This category has no user-
selectable options.
Video Memory
Displays the amount of video memory installed in the
built-in video subsystem. This category has no user-
selectable options.
Service Tag
Service Tag displays the system’s five-character service
tag number, which Dell programmed into NVRAM dur-
ing the manufacturing process. Reference this number
during technical assistance or service calls. The service
tag number is also accessed by certain Dell support soft-
ware, including the diagnostics software.
Asset Tag
Asset Tag displays the asset tag number stored in the
computer’s NVRAM. An asset tag number can have up
to 10 alphanumeric characters. See “Asset Tag Utility” in
Chapter 2 for information on loading the asset tag utility.