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System Setup

System Setup enables you to manage your computer hardware and specify BIOS

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level options. From the System Setup, 

you can:

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Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware

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View the system hardware configuration

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Enable or disable integrated devices

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Set performance and power management thresholds

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Manage your computer security

Entering System Setup (BIOS)

NOTE: Before entering the System Setup, you must connect a USB Keyboard to the USB port located on the right 
side of the computer or on the rear of the docking station if your computer is docked.

1.

Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2.

When the blue DELL logo is displayed, you must watch for the F2 prompt to appear.

3.

Once the F2 prompt appears, press <F2> immediately.

NOTE: The F2 prompt indicates that the keyboard has initialized. This prompt can appear very quickly, so you 
must watch for it to display, and then press <F2> . If you press <F2> before you are prompted, this keystroke 
will be lost.

4.

The System Setup screen is displayed.

5.

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows 

desktop. Then, shut down your computer and try again.

System Setup Navigation

Use the following options to navigate through the System Setup screens:

Keystroke

Action

< Esc >

Exit from current view or switch the current view to the Exit page in the System Setup.

<On Screen Keyboard 
Icon>

Select this option to navigate the system setup using the on screen keyboard built into the 
tablet.

< Up Arrow > or < 
Down Arrow > ( when 
connected to an 
optional external USB 
keyboard)

Select an item to display.

< Left Arrow > or < 
Right Arrow > ( when 

Select a menu to display.

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