Dell Dimension 3100/E310 Service Manual page 44

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
System Info
Processor Info
Memory Info
Date/Time
Boot Sequence
Drives
Diskette Drive
Drives 0 through
1
Drives 2 through
3
SATA Operation
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
Controller
Integrated Audio
Controller
USB Controller
Card Reader
Video
Primary Video
Video Memory
Size
Performance
HyperThreading
HDD Acoustic
Mode
Security
Admin Password
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Lists system information such as the computer name, the BIOS version number and date,
system tags, and other system-specific information.
NOTE: The system name listed in the BIOS may not appear exactly as the name that
appears on the computer or in the computer's documentation.
Identifies whether the computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading and lists the
processor bus speed, processor ID, clock speed, and L2 cache.
Indicates amount of installed memory, memory speed, channel mode (dual or single), and
type of memory installed.
Displays current date and time settings.
The computer attempts to boot from the sequence of devices specified in this list.
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.
Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to the FLOPPY connector on the system
board as Off, USB, Internal, or Read Only.
Identifies the drives attached to the SATA connectors on the system board, and lists the
capacity for hard drives.
Enables or disables an ATA device (such as a CD or DVD drive).
Identifies and defines the SATA controller settings for RAID. You can set the SATA
controller to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or RAID On.
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 you to press
<Ctrl><Alt><b>. 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 computer attempts to boot from the next device in the boot
sequence list.
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.
Set to On (default) so that USB devices will be detected and supported in the operating
system.
This field enables and disables the Media Card Reader.
Off = Media Card Reader is disabled.
On = Media Card Reader is enabled.
The factory default setting is On.
This option appears only if a Media Card Reader is installed.
This setting specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are
present on the computer.
Offering selectable options of 1MB and 8MB, this field configures the system memory
allocation reserved for the integrated video controller.
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
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mode setting.
Quiet — The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
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Suggested — The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive
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manufacturer.
Performance — The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
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NOTE: Switching to performance mode will cause the drive heads to move faster, causing
the hard drive to be noisier. However, some drives may not see an increase in data
transfer rates.
NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
This section displays available system security options.
This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the
same way that access to the system can be restricted with the System Password option.
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