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Question posted by muditha on July 22nd, 2011

What Is The Key Use To Enter Bios Of Dell Optiplex990

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on July 22nd, 2011 3:40 PM
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99% of the time on Dell systems you must hit F2 during bootup to enter BIOS config.

On rare occation you may need to use F10 or F12 but F2 is typical.

The tech guide is here: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/optiplex-990-tech-guide.pdf


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User Manual - Page 1

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User Manual - Page 6

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User Manual - Page 11

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User Manual - Page 13

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System Board Mode Configuration - Page 1

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System Board Mode Configuration - Page 2

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Technical Guide - Page 5

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Technical Guide - Page 11

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Technical Guide - Page 15

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Technical Guide - Page 40

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Technical Guide - Page 46

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Technical Guide - Page 48

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