Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference Manual page 136

None
I3700 APR NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source.
For a change in the Boot Second device option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
Boot Third device If the computer cannot find the software it needs to start the operating system on the drive identified in Boot Second
device, it will search the device named in Boot Third device.
Settings for the option are:
None (the default)
Internal HDD — 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 attempt to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the modular
(media) bay
I3700 APR NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source.
For a change in the Boot Third device option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.
Page 2 Options
See Figure 2 and Table 2 for an explanation of the options and settings on Page 2 of the System Setup program.
Figure 2. Page 2 of the System Setup Program
Table 2. Page 2 Options of the System Setup Program
Option Function
Serial Port Allows you to map the address of the serial port or to disable the serial port.
Settings for this option are:
COM1 (the default) — Maps the serial port to COM1
COM2 — Maps the serial port to COM2
COM3 — Maps the serial port to COM3
COM4 — Maps the serial port to COM4
Disabled — Disables the serial port and its assigned COM address, freeing that interrupt for another device to use
For a change in the Serial Port option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.