Dell E520 service manual Boot Sequence, Option Settings

System Setup: Dell Dimension E520 Service Manual

Power Management

AC	Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Recovery

Auto	Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are every day or every Monday through Friday.
	The default setting is Off.
Power
On	This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector.
	Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Auto	Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the startup time by pressing the right- or
Power	left-arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
Time
	This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector.
	This option allows the computer to power up when a NIC or Remote Wakeup-capable modem receives a wake
	up signal.
Remote	On is the default setting. On w/Boot to NIC allows the computer to attempt to boot from a network prior to
	using the boot sequence.
Wake Up
	NOTE: Normally, the system can be powered up remotely from suspend mode, hibernate mode, or when
	powered off.

Suspend Mode

Quick Resume

The options are S1, a suspend state where the computer is running in a low-power mode, and S3, a standby state where the power is reduced or turned off for most components, but system memory remains active.

This feature enables/disables the Intel® Viiv™ Quick Resume Technology.

The default setting is Off.

Maintenance

Service Tag Displays the system service tag which is a unique, seven-digit alphanumeric system identifier.

SERR Message Controls SERR message mechanism to support some add-in cards.

Load Defaults Allows you to reset all options in the setup menu to the factory default.

Event Log Displays the system event log.

POST Behavior

Fastboot

Numlock

Key

When set to On (default), your computer starts more quickly by skipping certain configurations and tests.

This option involves the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard. When set to On (default), this option activates the numeric and mathematical features shown at the top of each key. When set to Off, this option activates the cursor-control functions labeled on the bottom of each key.

POST	This option allows you to specify the function keys to display on the screen when the computer starts.
Hotkeys

Keyboard This option disables or enables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts. Errors

Boot Sequence

This feature allows you to set the order in which the BIOS will search devices when trying to find an operating system.

NOTICE: If you modify any boot sequence settings, save the new settings to avoid losing the changes.

Option Settings

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