Boot Sequence; Bios Setup; Overview - Dell Vostro 3500 Setup And Specifications Manual

Keys Navigation
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow Moves to the next field.
Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
Tab Moves to the next focus area.
Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen displays a
message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.

Boot Sequence

Boot sequence enables you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for
example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self-Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:
● Access System Setup by pressing F2 key
● Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12 key.
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options
are:
● Removable Drive (if available)
● STXXXX Drive
NOTE: XXXX denotes the SATA drive number.
● Optical Drive (if available)
● SATA Hard Drive (if available)
● Diagnostics
NOTE: Choosing Diagnostics, displays the SupportAssist diagnostics screen.
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.

BIOS setup

NOTE: Depending on the and its installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.

Overview

Table 26. Overview
Option
System Information
26 System setup
Description
This section lists the primary hardware features of your
computer.
The options are:
● System Information
○ BIOS version
○ Service Tag
○ Asset Tag
○ Manufacture Date
○ Ownership Date
○ Express Service Code
○ Ownership Tag