Dell 160 System Setup, Overview, Entering the Bios Setup Utility, Bios Setup Utility Screens

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System Setup

Dell™ OptiPlex™ FX160/160 Service Manual

Overview	Boot Sequence
Entering the BIOS Setup Utility	Clearing Forgotten Passwords
BIOS Setup Utility Screens	Clearing CMOS Settings
BIOS Setup Utility Options	Flashing the BIOS
Setup Lock

Overview

Use the BIOS Setup Utility to:

•To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your computer

•Enable or disable system board devices

•Enable or disable security features

Before you use the BIOS Setup Utility, it is recommended that you write down the BIOS settings for future reference.

CAUTION: Unless you are an expert computer user, do not change the settings for this program. Certain changes can make your computer work incorrectly.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

1.Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2.When the DELL™ logo is displayed, promptly press <F2> repeatedly until a BIOS screen opens.

NOTE: The Dell logo appears very quickly, so you must watch for it to display. If you press <F2> before you are prompted, the computer cannot acknowledge the keystroke.

3. If you wait too long and the initial Dell screen closes, allow the operating system to completely startup. Then, shut down your computer and try again.

BIOS Setup Utility Screens

The BIOS Setup Utility screens display current or changeable configuration information for your computer. Information on the screen is divided into three areas: the options list, active options field, and key functions.

BIOS screen (change screens with left- and right-arrow keys)

Options List — This field appears on the left side of the BIOS Setup Utility screen.	Option Field — This field contains information about each option. In
The field is a scrollable list containing parameters that define the configuration of	this field you can view your current setting, options, and default and
your computer.	make changes to your settings.
Scroll up and down the list with the up- and down-arrow keys. As an option is
	Key Functions — This field appears below the Option Field and lists
highlighted, the Option Field displays more information about that option and the
	keys and their functions within the active options list.
option's current and available settings.

BIOS Setup Utility Options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.

System

System Time	Allows the user to set the system time and date from within the BIOS.
System Date
System Info	Lists system information such as the computer name, and other system-specific information. It includes the BIOS version number and the
	service tag and asset number for support purposes
Processor	Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the processor type, processor bus speed, processor ID,
Info	clock speed, and L2 cache.