System Setup Options - Dell Dimension T8243 Owner's Manual

System Setup Options

NOTE:
Depending on your computer, BIOS version, and installed devices, the items listed in this section
may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
System Info
CPU Info
Memory Info
Date/Time
Boot Sequence
Drives
Diskette Drive
Drives 0 through 1
SATA Operation
Onboard Devices
NIC Controller
1394 Controller
Card Reader
Audio Controller
USB Controller
Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version
number and date, system tags, and other system-specific information.
Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and
lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.
Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual
or single), and type of memory installed.
Displays current date and time settings.
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in
this list.
NOTE:
If you insert a boot device and restart the computer, this option appears
in the system setup menu. To boot from a USB memory device, select the USB
device and move it so it becomes the first device in the list.
Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector
on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the
system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.
Identifies and defines the SATA modes. You can set the SATA controller to
Normal or Combo mode.
You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/
PXE setting is active (available only for the future boot process), the
computer prompts the user to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>. Pressing this key
combination causes a menu to display that allows you to select a method for
booting from a network server. If a boot routine is not available from the
network server, the computer attempts to boot from the next device in the
boot sequence list.
Enables of disables the IEEE 1394 connections.
Enables or disables the optional media card reader.
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in
the operating system. The No Boot option enables a USB controller, but it
does not recognize a USB storage device.
99
Appendix