Alienware Area-51 m5550 Technical Reference
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Item Selections /
Sub-menu
Description
Quick Boot Disabled
Enabled
Certain tests are skipped
during boot-up, therefore
the system boots up
faster.
Quiet Boot Disabled
Enabled
When Enabled, the system
will display the OEM
logo instead of the POST
messages.
When Disabled, the
system will display POST
messages (i.e. devices
information.)
Modifying the BIOS Settings
The Phoenix BIOS setup main menu is subdivided into sub-menus. Each menu item is
described in this section.
Main Setup
Under this menu, you may change the time/date and view basic processor and system
memory information.
Item Selections /
Sub-menu
Description
Date N/A Type in the current date, in
MM/DD/YY format.
Time N/A Type in the current date, in
HH:MM:SS format.
Boot Setup
Boot Settings Configuration
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