Dell 990 System Setup

System Setup

This computer offers you the following options:

• Access System Setup by pressing <F2>

• Bring up a one-time boot menu by pressing <F12>

Press <F2> to enter System Setup and make changes to the user-definable settings. If

you have trouble entering System Setup using this key, press <F2> when the keyboard

LEDs first flash.

This feature gives users a quick and convenient mechanism to bypass the System Setup-

defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: floppy, CD-

ROM, or hard drive).

Keystroke Function

<Ctrl><Alt><F8> one-time boot and diagnostics utility menu

<F12> one-time boot and diagnostics utility menu

The boot menu enhancements are as follows:

•Easier access — Although the <Ctrl><Alt><F8> keystroke still exists and can be

used to call up the menu, simply press <F12> during system boot to access the

menu.

•User prompting — Not only is the menu easy to access, when you are prompted

to use the keystroke on the BIOS splash screen (see image below). The

keystroke is not "hidden".

•Diagnostics options — The boot menu includes two diagnostic options, IDE Drive

Diagnostics (90/90 Hard Drive Diagnostics) and Boot to the Utility Partition. The