Appendix 185
System Setup

Overview

Use system setup as follows:
• To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or
remove any hardware in your computer
• To set or change a user-selectable option such as the user password
• To read the current amount of memory or set the type of hard drive
installed
Before you use system setup, it is recommended that you write down the
system setup screen information for future reference.
NOTICE: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for
this program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.

Entering System Setup

1
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2
When the blue DELL™ logo appears, press <F2> immediately.
3
Once this F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.
NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can
appear very quickly, so you must watch for it to display, and then press <F2>. If you
press <F2> before you are prompted, this keystroke will be lost.
Operating
40 G +/- 5% with pulse duration of 2 msec +/- 10%
(equivalentto 20 in/sec [51 cm/sec])
Storage
105 G +/- 5% with pulse duration of 2 msec +/- 10% (equivalent
to 50 in/sec [127 cm/sec])
Altitude:
Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)
Storage
–15.2 to 10,668 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)
Airborne
contaminant level
G2 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
Environmental (continued)
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