Table A-1. System Setup Categories - Dell Precision 400 Service Manual

Table A-1. System Setup Categories

Category
Time
Date
Diskette Drive A
Diskette Drive B
Drives:
Primary
Secondary
Reserved Memory
CPU Speed
Num Lock
Keyboard Errors
System Password
Function
Resets time on system's internal clock.
Resets date on system's internal calendar.
Identifies type of diskette drives installed. Tape
drives are not reflected in these categories.
Identifies drives attached to the IDE1 and
IDE2 connectors on system board. Each EIDE
connector supports two EIDE drives (Drive 0
and Drive 1).
For EIDE hard-disk drives, the system pro-
vides an automatic drive-type detect feature.
To use this feature, highlight the appropriate
drive category and type a (for automatic).
If none of the supported drive types match the
parameters of the new drive, enter the parame-
ters directly. To do so, highlight the
appropriate drive category (Drive 0 and Drive 1)
and type u to display User1. Press <Tab> to
highlight each of the parameter fields in suc-
cession, and enter the appropriate number for
each field.
NOTE: For EIDE devices such as EIDE
CD-ROM drives and EIDE tape drives that are
using the built-in EIDE controller, set the
appropriate Drive category to Auto.
Designates a region of system board memory
that can be supplied by an expansion card.
This feature should not be enabled unless an
expansion card that requires special addressing
is installed.
Indicates processor speed at which system
boots—the processor's rated speed or a slower
compatibility speed.
Determines whether keyboard's Num Lock
mode is activated.
Enables or disables reporting of keyboard
errors during POST.
Displays current status of system's password
security feature. Also used to assign and verify
a new password.
System Setup Program A-3