Alienware Area-51 m5550 Technical Reference
Entering the BIOS Setup Screen
First turn on the power. When the BIOS performs the POST (Power-On Self Test), press
the F2 key quickly to activate the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: You may need to press the F2 key fairly quickly. Once the system begins to load
Windows, you may have to retry by cycle-power on again
Leaving the BIOS Setup Screen
When you have finished modifying the BIOS settings, exit the BIOS. It takes a few
seconds to record changes in the CMOS.
BIOS Action Keys
Function Key
Command
Description
ESC
Exit
Leaves a sub-menu to
return to the previous
menu OR exits the BIOS
setup while saving
changes.
Enter
Go to Sub Screen
Shows the Sub Menu
F1
General Help
Shows the Help Screen
F10
Save and Exit
Saves changes and
reboots the computer.
<Tab>
Select a field
Selects the next field.
↑
Select an item
Selects the next upper
item.
↓
Select an item
Selects the next lower
item.
-
Lower value
Selects the next value
within a field.
+
Higher value
Selects the next value
within a field.
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