System Setup Options - Dell Precision Workstation 370 User's & Service Manual

System Setup Options

NOTE: Depending on your computer and installed devices, the items listed in this section may or may not appear.
Info
Lists the computer name, version number of the BIOS, date of the BIOS, Asset Tag, Service Tag, and
System Info Ownership tag.
Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading. IA-32e, and identifies the CPU speed,
CPU Info bus speed, clock speed, and L2 cache.
Indicates amount of installed memory, computer memory speed, amount of video memory, size of the
Memory Info
display cache, and channel mode (dual or single).
Displays current date and time settings. You can modify these settings.
Date/Time
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
Boot
Sequence
Drives
Enables and disables the diskette drives and sets read permission for the internal diskette drive. Off disables
Diskette
all diskette drives. Internal enables the internal diskette drive. USB disables the internal diskette drive and
Drive
enables a USB drive if the USB controller is enabled and a USB drive is connected. Read Only enables the
internal drive controller and allows the internal diskette drive read-only permission.
Identifies the primary serial hard drive attached to the SATA0 connector on the system board.
Drive 0
Identifies the secondary serial hard drive attached to the SATA1 connector on the system board.
Drive 1
Identifies the primary hard drive attached to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
Drive 2
Identifies the primary hard drive attached to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
Drive 3
Identifies the secondary hard drive attached to the IDE2 connector on the system board.
Drive 4
Identifies the secondary hard drive attached to the IDE2 connector on the system board.
Drive 5
Control whether hard driver errors for internal IDE drives (Drive 0-6) are reported during system startup.
Error
Reporting
Onboard Devices
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller
Audio
Controller
You can set the NIC to On (default), Off, or On w/ PXE. When the On w/ PXE setting is active
NIC
(available only for the future boot process), the computer prompts the user to press <Ctrl><Alt><b>.
Controller
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 system attempts to boot
from the next device in the boot sequence list.
Determines the mode of operating of the internal parallel port. Off disables the port. AT configures the port
LPT Port
for IBM AT compatibility. PS/2 configures the port for IBM PS/2 compatibility. EPP configures the port for
Mode
the EPP bidirectional protocol. ECP configures the port for the ECP bidirectional protocol.
NOTE: If you set the LPT Port Mode to ECP, the LPT Port DMA appears in the option menu.
Key Functions — This field appears below the
Option Field and lists keys and their functions
within the active system setup field.