Dell XPS 8500 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Setup Item — This field appears on Help Screen — This field appears on the
the left side of the system setup right side of the system setup window and
window. The field is a scrollable list contains information about each option
containing features that define the listed in the Setup Item. In this field you
configuration of your computer, can view information about your computer
including installed hardware, power and make changes to your current settings.
conservation, and security features.
Press the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to
Scroll up and down the list with the highlight an option. Press <Enter> to
up- and down-arrow keys. As an option make that selection active and return to
is highlighted, the Help Screen the Setup Item.
displays more information about that
NOTE: Not all settings listed in the Setup
option and available settings.
Item are changeable.
Key Functions — This field appears below the Help Screen and lists keys and their
functions within the active system setup field.
System Setup Options
NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this
section may appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
Main
System Information
BIOS Revision Displays the BIOS version number
BIOS Build Date Displays the BIOS build date in
mm/dd/yyyy format
System Name Displays the marketing name of the
system
System Time Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss
format
System Date Displays the current date in week
mm/dd/yyyy format
Service Tag Displays the service tag of the computer
when the service tag is present
Displays a field to input the service tag
manually when the service tag is absent
System Setup Utility
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