Dell Vostro 5471 Owners's Manual

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Post behavior

Table 1. POST BehaviorThe table describes the POST behavior options.
Option	Description
Adapter Warnings	Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters. Enable Adapter Warnings—Default
Fn Lock Options	Allows you to let hot key combinations Fn + Esc toggle the primary behavior of F1–F12, between their standard and secondary functions. If you disable this option, you cannot toggle dynamically the primary behavior of these keys. Fn Lock—Default Click one of the following options: Lock Mode Disable/Standard Lock Mode Enable/Secondary—Default
Fastboot	Allows you to speed up the boot process by bypassing some of the compatibility steps. Click one of the following options: Minimal Thorough—Default Auto
Extended BIOS POST Time	Allows you to create an additional preboot delay. Click one of the following options: 0 seconds—Default 5 seconds 10 seconds
Full Screen Logo	Allows you to display full screen logo, if your image matches screen resolution. Enable Full Screen Logo This option is not set by default.
Sign of Life Indication	Allows the system to indicate during POST that the power button press has been acknowledged by turning on the keyboard backlight.
Warnings and Errors	Allows you to select different options to either stop, prompt and wait for user input, continue when warnings are detected but pause on errors, or continue when either warnings or errors are detected during the POST process. Click one of the following options: Prompt on Warnings and Errors—Default Continue on Warnings Continue on Warnings and Errors