accessing system setup program

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I am preparing to change the coin battery in my Dell Dimension. Dell
recommends making a copy of the system configuration settings by going to
system setup program. They instruct to press <Del> when blue Dell logo
appears, when starting up computer. This didn't work. I recently installed XP
pro. I've tried everything I can think of with no luck, any help would be
appreciated.
 
Triggering BIOS setup entry varies from Vendor to Vendor and sometimes
between machine families/series. Besides DEL, common keys are F1 & F2.
Because the "Watch Window" where the key press is detected is narrow it's
some times best to attempt entry from a cold start (Machine is Off). Also,
to
ensure a detect, you can repeatedly press the Trigger key every second or
so. Re-post with your exact Dimension model # and someone will verify the
key press, but I would suggest trying F2.
 
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