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Use the BIOS Setup program for the following purposes:
• Get information about the hardware installed in your computer, such as the amount of RAM and the size of the hard drive.
• Change the system configuration information.
• Set or change a user-selectable option, such as the user password, type of hard drive installed, and enabling or disabling
base devices.
Entering BIOS setup program
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 During POST, when the DELL logo is displayed, watch for the F2 prompt to appear, and then press F2 immediately.
NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard is initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you
must watch for it, and then press F2. If you press F2 before the F2 prompt, this keystroke is lost. If you wait too
long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the desktop. Then, turn off your
computer and try again.
System setup options
NOTE: Depending on your computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Table 3. System setup options—Main menu
Main
System Date Displays the current date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
System Time Displays the current time in hh:mm:ss format.
BIOS Information
BIOS Version Displays the BIOS version number.
Product Information
Product Name Displays the product name. Default: Alienware Aurora
R8.
Service Tag Displays the service tag of your computer.
Asset Tag Displays the asset tag of your computer.
Memory Information
System Memory Displays the total computer memory installed.
Memory Speed Displays the memory speed.
CPU Information
CPU Type Displays the processor type
CPU Speed Displays the speed of the processor.
CPU ID Displays the processor identification code.
Cache L1 Displays the processor L1 cache size.
Cache L2 Displays the processor L2 cache size.
Cache L3 Displays the processor L3 cache size.
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