Advanced Options Menu; Step 4: Save Configuration; Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings - Dell 6100 User Manual

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Display "<F1> for Setup" Message During POST
(Enabled [default] or Disabled)
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Require User Interaction on POST Errors (Enabled
or Disabled [default])
SCSI ROM BIOS Options Group
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SCSI A ROM BIOS Scan (Enabled [default] or
Disabled)
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SCSI B ROM BIOS Scan (Enabled [default] or
Disabled)
LCD Display Group
NOTE: Dell PowerEdge 6100 systems do not support the
liquid crystal display (LCD) display options.
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LCD Display String (this category should be set to
Disabled)
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LCD Display String Before OS Boot
Management Subsystem Group
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Temperature/Voltage Limit Control (submenu
displayed)
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A to D Channel Enable Switch (submenu displayed)
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Speaker Options (Enabled [default] or Disabled)
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Scan User Flash Area (Enabled or Disabled
[default])
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System Management
— System Management Mode (Enabled or Dis-
abled [default])
— SMM Time Stamp Source (Post Capture
[default] or Real-Time Clock)
— Event Logging (Enabled or Disabled [default])
— PCI System Error Detection (Enabled [default]
or Disabled)
The options in the Management Subsystem group are
used to determining the appropriate thresholds for system
board temperature and voltage alerts, scan a particular
A/D channel, scan the flash memory area for binaries that
extend or alter critical event logging, and toggle the sys-
tem management options.
If event logging is enabled, the BIOS can log critical and
informational events to nonvolatile flash memory.
Reserve System Resources
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Reserve VGA Resources (Reserve VGA Memory
[default] or Disable Onboard Video)

Advanced Options Menu

The Advanced Options menu category options contains
detailed information about the system board, the EISA
and ISA expansion cards installed in your computer, and
the used and available resources. To see the Advanced
menu, press <F9> while in the Change Configuration
Settings menu. Highlight the menu category you want,
and press <Enter>. Then follow the online instructions.
The options for the Advanced Options menu are:
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Global Resource Map — A list of allocated
resources (DMA, IRQ, ports, and memory)
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Board Details — Detailed information for individual
boards)
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System Details — Information on the entire system
and its current configuration
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Physical Board ID Map — Identifications (IDs) of
boards currently in the system

Step 4: Save Configuration

If you save your changes, the utility saves the new con-
figuration in your system's NVRAM and in a file on your
system configuration utility diskette.
If you cancel your changes, you can remain in the utility
to make other changes or exit the utility without saving
any changes.

Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings

The Step 5: View Switch/Jumper Settings option (from
the main menu) lists the required switch and jumper set-
tings for each expansion card in your computer. For ISA
expansion cards, it is important to compare the jumper
and switch settings listed on the screen to the actual set-
tings on the card. To print a listing of the correct jumper
and switch settings for a particular expansion card, press
<F7>.
Using the System Configuration Utility 5-11