Boot Sequence - Dell Dimension 3100 Owner's Manual

Memory Info
Date/Time

Boot Sequence

Drives
Diskette Drive
Drives 0 through 1
SATA Operation
Onboard Devices
Integrated NIC
Controller
Integrated Audio
Controller
USB Controller
USB for FlexBay
Video
Primary Video
Video Memory Size
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.
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 internal USB for FlexBay.
Off = Internal USB for FlexBay is disabled.
On = Internal USB for FlexBay is enabled.
The factory default setting is On.
NOTE:
This USB option appears only if a FlexBay device 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.
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