Dell 2710 owner manual System Setup Screens

System Setup Screens

The system setup screen displays current or changeable configuration information for your computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the setup item, active help screen, and key functions.

Setup Item — This field appears on the left	Help Screen — This field appears on the
side of the system setup window. This field	right side of the system setup window
is a scrollable list containing features that	and contains information about each
define the configuration of your computer,	option listed in the Setup Item. In this
including installed hardware, power	field you can view information about
conservation, and security features.	your computer and make changes to
Scroll up and down the list with the up- and	your current settings.
down-arrow keys. As an option is	Press the up- and down-arrow keys to
highlighted, the Help Screen displays more	highlight an option. Press <Enter> to
information about that option and available	make that selection active and return to
settings.	the Setup Item.
	NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Setup
	Item are changeable.

Key Functions — This field appears below the Help Screen 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 appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

Main → System Information

BIOS Revision		Display the BIOS revision.
BIOS Build Date		Displays the BIOS release date.
System Name		Displays the system name.
System Time	(hh:mm:ss)	Displays the current date.
System Date	(mm:dd:yy)	Displays the current time.
Service Tag		Displays the Service Tag of your computer.
Service Tag	Input	Allows you to enter the Service Tag of your
		computer.
Asset Tag		Displays the Asset Tag of the computer.

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