Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference Manual page 135

Diskette Reconfig Allows application programs that access the diskette drive to run at their optimum speed. Settings are At Reboot Only
and Any Time.
When Diskette Reconfig is set to Any Time (the default), you do not have to reboot after you install a diskette drive in
the media bay or attach a diskette drive to the parallel connector on the back of the computer. However, some
application programs such as virus scans that access the diskette drive will run very slowly if the diskette drive is not in
the media bay or connected to the parallel port.
When Diskette Reconfig is set to At Reboot Only, such application programs run at normal speed, but you must
reboot after installing or attaching a diskette drive.
Modular Bay (Media Bay) Identifies the kind of device—Diskette Drive, Battery, or CD-ROM Drive—that is installed in the media
bay. If the media bay does not contain a device or if a travel bay is installed, this option reads Not Installed. No user-
selectable settings are available for this option.
Docking Ethernet Controls the internal ethernet controller in the advanced port replicator. A change to this option takes effect when you
reboot.
Docking IRQ Tells the computer which IRQ to assign to the advanced port replicator during the boot sequence. If this option is set to
Optimized, the docking station or replicator is assigned a dedicated IRQ during the boot sequence. Select IRQ 11 if a
peripheral device requires the use of the dedicated IRQ.
Docking Status Shows whether the computer is attached to an advanced port replicator. No user-selectable settings are available for
this option.
Universal Connect Functions with the advanced port replicator (APR) if the computer uses Windows 98.
Set this option to Enabled (the default) if you often use more than one APR and want to minimize the initialization time
when you connect the replicator to the computer. When this option is set to Disabled, the APR is reinitialized each time
it is connected to the computer.
Boot Speed Allows you to choose between the computer's processing speed (the default) and Compatible, a slower compatibility
speed. The compatibility speed varies, depending on the configuration of your system.
When you change the setting in the Boot Speed option, the System Setup program stores and continues to display the
new setting even if you do not reboot your computer when you exit the System Setup program. If you start the System
Setup program again during your current work session, the processing speed displayed for the Boot Speed option may
not match the actual speed at which your computer is running.
For a change in the Boot Speed option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
Boot First device Determines which disk device your computer uses to find the software needed to start the operating system.
The term boot refers to the computer's start-up procedure. When you turn on the computer, it "bootstraps" itself into an
operational state by loading into memory a small program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system. Boot
First device tells the computer where to look first for the files that it needs to load.
Settings for this option are:
Diskette Drive (the default) — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable diskette
Internal HDD — Causes your computer to boot from the hard-disk drive
CDROM/DVDROM Drive — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable CD
Modular Bay HDD — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the
modular (media) bay
None
I3700 APR NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source.
For a change in the Boot First device option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
Boot Second device If the computer cannot find the software it needs to start the operating system on the drive identified in Boot First
device, it will search the device named in Boot Second device.
Settings for the option are:
Internal HDD (the default) — Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the hard-disk drive
Diskette Drive — Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the diskette drive
CDROM/DVDROM Drive — Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a bootable CD
Modular Bay HDD — Causes your computer to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the modular (media)
bay