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UsingtheSystemSetupProgram:Dell™Latitude™C800User'sGuide

Overview

You can use the system setup program as follows:

l To set or change user-selectable features—for example, your password or power management features

l To verify information about your computer's current configuration, such as the amount of system memory

For some setup options, you must reboot the computer before any changes take effect. Changes for other options take effect immediately. The

Help text in the upper-right corner of system setup screens tells you if the computer must be rebooted.

After you set up your computer, run the system setup program to familiarize yourself with your system configuration information and optional

settings. Dell recommends that you write down the information for future reference.

Entering and Exiting the System Setup Program

The System Setup Screens

The system setup screens display the current setup and configuration information and optional settings for your computer. Information on the

screens is organized in five boxed areas:

l Title

The box at the top of each screen lists the page number, system name, and version number of the basic input/output system (BIOS).

l Options

The box on the left half of each screen lists options that define the installed hardware in your computer and the power conservation and

security features for your computer.

Fields next to the options contain settings or values. You can change those values that appear bright on the screen. Options or values that

you cannot change (because they are determined or calculated by the computer) appear less bright.

l Help

Overview

Changing Printer Modes

Entering and Exiting the System Setup Program

Changing COM Ports

The System Setup Screens

Enabling the IR Sensor

Changing the Boot Sequence

NOTE: This section provides general information on using the system setup program. For detailed information on options and settings,

enter the system setup program and navigate through the screens, or visit the Dell support website at http://support.dell.com.

NOTE: ACPI operating systems, such as Microsoft®Windows®Me and Windows 2000, automatically configure most of the setup

options available in the system setup program, and override options entered through the system setup program. One exception is the

External Hot Key option, which you can disable or enable only through the system setup program. For more information on configuring

features for these operating systems, see your Microsoft Windows Help.

Action

Computer or External Keyboard

Enter the system setup program.

<F2>whenpromptedduringthesystembootroutine.

If you do not enter the system setup program when prompted, wait until the computer

finishes the boot routine, restart the computer, and then begin again.

Exit the system setup program.

<Esc>

If you change the setting of an option that requires rebooting to take effect, exit the

operating system before rebooting. (The Help text in the upper-right corner of system

setup screens tells you if the computer must be rebooted.)

NOTE: If the system setup program is running when the computer enters standby mode, the computer exits the system setup program

and then activates standby mode.

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