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System Setup Program: Dell™ WebPC™ System Reference

	Overview		IDE Configuration Submenu
	Entering the System Setup Program		Primary IDE Master Submenu
	Using the System Setup Program		Event Log Configuration Submenu
	System Setup Screens and Options		Security Screen Menu
	Main Screen Menu		Boot Screen Menu
	Advanced Screen Menu		Exit Screen Menu
	Boot Configuration Submenu		Disabling a Forgotten Password
	Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Overview

The following information describes the system setup program, which you can use to configure your computer system as well as enable and disable your system’s password features.

Each time you turn on or restart your computer system, the system compares the hardware installed in the system to the hardware listed in the configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) on the system board. If the system detects a discrepancy between the two, it generates error messages that identify the incorrect configuration settings. The system then prompts you to enter the system setup program to correct the setting.

You can use the system setup program to set or change user-selectable options, such as the user password.

Dell recommends that you write down the information from the system setup program screens for future reference.

Entering the System Setup Program

Enter the system setup program as follows:

1. Turn on (or restart) your system.
   
   
2. When the blue Dell logo appears, press <Del>.

If you wait too long and the operating system begins to load into memory, let the system complete the load operation. Then shut down the system and try again.

You can also enter the system setup program by responding to certain error messages.

Using the System Setup Program

Table 1 lists the keys you use to view or change information on the system setup screens and to exit the program.

Table 1. System Setup Navigation Keys

Keys	Action
	Returns to the parent menu; from a parent menu, exits without saving changes.
	Moves the cursor up or down to select an item.
	Moves the cursor to the previous or next menu option.
	Increases or decreases the current value in the selected field or cycles through settings for the selected option.
	Selects the submenu for the current option (if there is one) or, on the Exit menu, performs the current command. For System Time and System Date, pressing <Enter> moves the cursor to the next field.
	Reverts all settings to the initial defaults.
	Saves changes and exits the program.
	For System Time and System Date, moves the cursor to the next or previous field.

System Setup Screens and Options

The system setup screens are organized as follows:

• At the top is a menu bar for accessing the main program screens
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• The box on the left side of each screen lists options that define the installed hardware in your system.
  

Fields beside the options contain settings or values. You can change those that are enclosed in brackets. Values that are grayed out contain status information reported by the system.

• The box on the right side of each screen displays help information for the option with a currently highlighted field
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• The bottom area lists keys and their functions for the currently displayed screen.
  

The menu bar provides access to the following screens:

• Main screen — Provides settings for the basic system configuration
  
  
• Advanced screen — Provides detailed settings for some system features
  
  
• Security screen — Provides indications and settings for system password and setup password
  
  
• Boot screen — Provides information about which device boots the system
  
  
• Exit screen — Provides selections for saving and loading the configurations and options

In addition to these screens, the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard provide access to menu options (see Main Screen for an example) located on the menu bar at the top of the screen (e.g., Advanced, Security, Boot). The following subsections include pictures of the screens. The information in the table that follows each screen identifies the options available.

Main Screen Menu

Table 2. Main Screen Menu Options

Advanced Screen Menu

Table 3. Advanced Screen Menu Options

Boot Configuration Submenu

Table 4. Boot Configuration Submenu Options

Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Table 5. Peripheral Configuration Submenu Options

IDE Configuration Submenu

Table 6. IDE Configuration Submenu Options

Primary IDE Master Submenu

Table 7. Primary IDE Master Submenu Options

Event Log Configuration Submenu

Table 8. Event Log Configuration Submenu Options

Security Screen Menu

Table 9. Security Screen Menu Options

Boot Screen Menu

Table 10. Boot Screen Menu Options

Exit Screen Menu

Table 11. Exit Screen Menu Options

Disabling a Forgotten Password

If you forget your user or setup password, you cannot operate your computer. Disabling existing password(s) requires a call to Dell technical support. To avoid the inconvenience of a call, write down your passwords and keep them in a safe place.

For more information on contacting Dell technical support, see Chapter 5, "Contacting Dell," in the Dell WebPC Computers User's Guide.

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