Dell ChengMing 3977 Tower Owner's Manual page 33

Option
Serial Port
SATA Operation
Drives
Smart Reporting
USB Configuration
Front USB Configuration
Rear USB Configuration
Audio
Description
• Enabled w/PXE (default)
NOTE: Depending on the computer and its installed devices, the items listed in this section
may or may not appear.
Identifies and defines the serial port settings. You can set the serial port to:
• Disabled
• COM1 (default)
• COM2
• COM3
• COM4
Allows you to configure the operating mode of the integrated hard drive controller.
• Disabled = The SATA controllers are hidden
• AHCI (default)
Allows you to enable or disable the various drives on-board:
• SATA-0 (enabled by default)
• SATA-1
• SATA-2
Default Setting: All drives are enabled.
This field controls whether hard drive errors for integrated drives are reported during system startup.
This option is disabled by default.
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller for:
• Enable Boot Support
• Enable Front USB Ports
• Enable Rear USB Ports
All the options are enabled by default.
Allows you to enable or disable the Front USB configuration. The options are:
• Front Port 1 (Bottom Right)
• Front Port 1 (Top Right)
• Front Port 2 (Bottom Left)
• Front Port 2 (Top Left)
All the options are enabled by default.
Allows you to enable or disable the rear USB configuration. The options are:
• Rear Port 1 (Top Left)
• Rear Port 1 (Bottom Left)
• Rear Port 2 (Top Right)
• Rear Port 2 (Bottom Right)
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated audio controller.
• Enable Microphone
• Enable Internal Speaker
Both the options are enabled by default.
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