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support.dell.com Using the Setup Program B-3
Table B-1. Main Menu Options
Option Function
System Time Resets the time on the computer’s internal clock.
System Date Resets the date on the computer’s internal calendar.
Floppy Drive Identifies the type of diskette drive being used by the
computer. This option has no user-selectable settings.
Hard Disk Displays the capacity of the computer's internal hard-disk
drive. This option does not have any user-selectable settings.
NOTE: The optional second or third hard-disk drives do not
appear in this category, even if installed.
Quiet Boot When set to Enabled (default), prevents the diagnostic
POST messages and summary screen from appearing at
system start-up. When set to Disabled, allows POST
messages and the summary screen to appear at system
start-up. If Quiet Boot is enabled, you cannot choose a boot
device as the system initializes.
Video Display
Device
Allows you to specify whether video is visible only on the
computer’s integrated display (LCD Mode), only on an
external monitor or projector (CRT Mode), or on both the
display and an external device simultaneously (Simul Mode,
the default).
When you are using the Windows 98 operating system
(rather than the Setup program), press <Fn><F8> to change
the video display device.
Television Port When set to Enabled (default), allows the computer to
display the screen image on a TV (if one is attached to the
TV-out connector) and disables the LCD and CRT. When set
to Disabled, allows the screen image to appear on the
device specified in the Video Display Device option.
Television Type Allows you to set the the TV-out signal to NTSC (default) or
PAL.
Consult your television documentation for information on
which setting you should use.
System Memory Displays the base amount of DRAM installed in the
computer. Each computer has 640 KB of base memory.
This option has no user-selectable settings.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the
system Help.