System Setup Options - Dell Dimension 4700 Series Service Manual

System Setup Options
NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may not appear, or may not appear exactly as listed.
System
Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and
CPU Info
L2 cache.
Memory Info Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and type of memory installed.
Date/Time Displays current date and time settings.
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
Boot Sequence
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.
Drives
Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Diskette Drive
Drives 0
Identifies the drives attached to the SATA or PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for hard drives.
through 3
Sets the SATA controller operating mode.
Drive
Controller
Use the Normal option ATA native mode. Use the Compatible option for SATA/PATA combination mode.
Onboard Devices
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
NIC Controller
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.
Audio
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller
Controller
Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating system.
USB
The No Boot option restricts external access to drive data. Use this option to prohibit users from booting the computer using an external
USB device.
Enables or disables the onboard PS/2-compatible mouse controller.
Mouse Port
Identifies and defines the parallel port settings. You can set the parallel port to Off, AT, PS/2, EPP, or ECP.
LPT Port Mode
LTP Port
Identifies the LTP port address for the parallel port.
Address
Identifies and defines the parallel port DMA settings. You can set the parallel port DMA to Off, DMA1, or DMA3.
LPT Port DMA
Identifies and defines the serial port settings. Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation
Serial Port #1
(COM1 or COM3).
Video
This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.
Primary Video
Video Memory
Sets the amount of system memory to be reserved for the onboard video controller.
Size
Performance
Hyperthreading If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in the Options List.
Bypass (default) - Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting.
l
Quiet - The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
l
Suggested - The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.
l
Performance - The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
l
Performance
NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause the drive to be noisier, but its performance may not be affected.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
This section displays available system security options.
Security
This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the same way that access to the system can be
Admin Password
restricted with the System Password option.
System Password Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
Password Status This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When the field is locked, the option to disable password security by
pressing <Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts is no longer available.
Power Management
Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
AC Recovery
Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are every day or weekdays (every Monday through Friday).
The default setting is Off.
Auto Power On